Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Saudi Arabia
22.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
23.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Uruguay rank
23rd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 23.89 % change on previous year against 22.68 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.21 % change on previous year.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -7.94 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | 16.98 % change on previous year | 16.98 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | -7.86 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | -4.17 % change on previous year | -50.62 % change on previous year | 46.45 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.6181 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 5.92 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.32 % change on previous year | -0.6307 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.78 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 5.72 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 23.89 % change on previous year against 22.68 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 1.21 % change on previous year, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 23rd 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.