Panama vs Spain: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Panama
-4.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-13.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama rank
139th
Spain rank
142nd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- Spain
How they compare
Panama currently reports -4.94 % change on previous year against -13.05 % change on previous year in Spain, a difference of 8.11 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Spain ahead.
Panama ranks 139th and Spain ranks 142nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | -16.57 % change on previous year | 16.57 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -16.7 % change on previous year | 16.7 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | -5.18 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960s | -13.11 % change on previous year | 0.5502 % change on previous year | 13.66 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 39.76 % change on previous year | 39.76 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990s | 15.9 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 15.9 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | -3.06 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.9211 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | -3.3 % change on previous year | -9.78 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Panama or Spain?
- Panama, at -4.94 % change on previous year against -13.05 % change on previous year in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Panama and Spain?
- 8.11 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Spain rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 139th and Spain ranks 142nd 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.