Slovakia vs South Africa: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Slovakia
8.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
17.52 % change on previous year
in 2025
Slovakia rank
30th
South Africa rank
27th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Slovakia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 17.52 % change on previous year against 8.1 % change on previous year in Slovakia, a difference of 9.42 % change on previous year.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.2 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was South Africa ahead.
Slovakia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 8 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 88.08 % change on previous year | 15.13 % change on previous year | 72.95 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1930s | -30.06 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 30.06 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1940s | -51.5 % change on previous year | -73.52 % change on previous year | 22.02 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 12.39 % change on previous year | -12.83 % change on previous year | 25.21 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1970s | -1.63 % change on previous year | -3.91 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 0.3365 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.3365 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 26.98 % change on previous year | 124.45 % change on previous year | 97.47 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | -1.89 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | 0.0078 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 0.1882 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 2020s | -11.56 % change on previous year | 9.33 % change on previous year | 20.88 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, annual growth rate, Slovakia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 17.52 % 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 Slovakia and South Africa?
- 9.42 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and South Africa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and South Africa rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Slovakia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.