Netherlands vs Slovakia: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Netherlands
8.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Slovakia
8.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands rank
28th
Slovakia rank
30th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.77 % change on previous year against 8.1 % change on previous year in Slovakia, a difference of 0.67 % change on previous year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Slovakia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 30th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0.3639 % change on previous year | 88.08 % change on previous year | 87.71 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -30.06 % change on previous year | 30.06 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1940s | -28.63 % change on previous year | -51.5 % change on previous year | 22.87 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 5.46 % change on previous year | 12.39 % change on previous year | 6.93 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 6.32 % change on previous year | -1.63 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.3365 % change on previous year | 0.3365 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 26.98 % change on previous year | 26.98 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -1.52 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 2020s | -11.06 % change on previous year | -11.56 % change on previous year | 0.4975 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Netherlands or Slovakia?
- Netherlands, at 8.77 % change on previous year against 8.1 % change on previous year in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 0.67 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Slovakia rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Netherlands ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 30th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key media freedoms, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key media freedoms. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.