Afghanistan vs Burundi: Key media freedoms
Afghanistan
-2.55
in 2025
Burundi
-2.23
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
169th
Burundi rank
166th
Key media freedoms over time
- Afghanistan
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports -2.23 against -2.55 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.32.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Burundi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 169th and Burundi ranks 166th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Burundi in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -2.22 | -1.11 | 1.11 | Burundi |
| 1920s | -2.22 | -1.11 | 1.11 | Burundi |
| 1930s | -1.16 | -1.11 | 0.0532 | Burundi |
| 1940s | -1.16 | -1.08 | 0.079 | Burundi |
| 1950s | -1.53 | -1.08 | 0.4479 | Burundi |
| 1960s | -1.07 | -0.6619 | 0.409 | Burundi |
| 1970s | -1.47 | -1.5 | 0.0261 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -2.45 | -1.23 | 1.22 | Burundi |
| 1990s | -2.37 | 0.094 | 2.46 | Burundi |
| 2000s | -0.0328 | -0.0954 | 0.0626 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7052 | -1.42 | 2.12 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.73 | -1.72 | 0.0038 | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Afghanistan or Burundi?
- Burundi, at -2.23 against -2.55 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 0.32, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Burundi rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Afghanistan ranks 169th and Burundi ranks 166th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.