Niger vs Sri Lanka: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Niger
0.5089 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.2 % change on previous year against 0.5089 % change on previous year in Niger, a difference of 4.69 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 10.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Niger ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | 27.68 % change on previous year | 27.68 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 6.24 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year | 8.22 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1960s | 23.3 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | 17.97 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1970s | -22.26 % change on previous year | -33.75 % change on previous year | 11.5 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1980s | 28.21 % change on previous year | -9.22 % change on previous year | 37.43 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1990s | 19.42 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 19.42 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2000s | -6.74 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 18.64 % change on previous year | 44.44 % change on previous year | 25.8 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -12.52 % change on previous year | 37.85 % change on previous year | 50.37 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Niger or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.2 % change on previous year against 0.5089 % change on previous year in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 4.69 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Niger ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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.