Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
5.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Zambia rank
35th
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zambia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.2 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Zambia, a difference of 5.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Zambia ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zambia | 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 | 27.68 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 27.68 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | -1.98 % change on previous year | -13.14 % change on previous year | 11.16 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -4.64 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1960s | 5.32 % change on previous year | 11.34 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1970s | -37.5 % change on previous year | -1.57 % change on previous year | 35.93 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | -9.22 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9.22 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 21.23 % change on previous year | 21.23 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2000s | -4.98 % change on previous year | -5.29 % change on previous year | 0.3099 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 44.44 % change on previous year | -54.79 % change on previous year | 99.22 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 38.37 % change on previous year | 7.66 % change on previous year | 30.71 % 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 Zambia?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.2 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 5.2 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Zambia 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.