Slovakia vs Sri Lanka: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Slovakia
8.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Slovakia rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 8.1 % change on previous year against 5.2 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.9 % change on previous year.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.6 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Slovakia ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 8 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0 % change on previous year | 88.08 % 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 | 27.68 % change on previous year | 57.74 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | -51.5 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year | 49.52 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2.35 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year | 6.99 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 12.39 % change on previous year | 5.92 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1970s | -1.63 % change on previous year | -33.75 % change on previous year | 32.13 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 0.3365 % change on previous year | -9.22 % change on previous year | 9.56 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 26.98 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 26.98 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 2000s | -1.89 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 44.44 % change on previous year | 41.29 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -11.56 % change on previous year | 37.85 % change on previous year | 49.4 % 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, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Slovakia, at 8.1 % change on previous year against 5.2 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 2.9 % change on previous year, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and Sri Lanka rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Slovakia ranks 30th 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.