Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Rwanda
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.2 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Rwanda, a difference of 5.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 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 | 0 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1960s | -1.11 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -33.75 % change on previous year | 32.19 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1980s | -5.81 % change on previous year | -9.22 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 9.24 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year | 14.22 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 116.17 % change on previous year | 44.44 % change on previous year | 71.74 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | -12.91 % change on previous year | 37.85 % change on previous year | 50.76 % 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, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.2 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 5.2 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 35th 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.