Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
5.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Sweden rank
35th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.2 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 5.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Sweden ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930s | 27.68 % change on previous year | -5.36 % change on previous year | 33.04 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | -1.98 % change on previous year | 27.73 % change on previous year | 29.71 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1950s | -4.64 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1960s | 5.32 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -33.75 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 33.75 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1980s | -9.22 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9.22 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | -4.98 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.98 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2010s | 44.44 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 44.44 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 37.85 % change on previous year | -3.11 % change on previous year | 40.96 % 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, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.2 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 5.2 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th 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.