Argentina vs Madagascar: Key media freedoms
Argentina
0.554
in 2025
Madagascar
0.589
in 2025
Argentina rank
88th
Madagascar rank
86th
Key media freedoms over time
- Argentina
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.589 against 0.554 in Argentina, a difference of 0.035.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 88th and Madagascar ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.887 | -2.11 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1910s | 1.24 | -2.14 | 3.38 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 2.3 | -2.14 | 4.44 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.6749 | -1.71 | 2.39 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.0022 | -2.09 | 2.09 | Argentina |
| 1950s | -1.05 | -2.08 | 1.03 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 0.8982 | -1.52 | 2.42 | Argentina |
| 1970s | -0.4996 | -1.36 | 0.8626 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.6031 | -1.71 | 2.32 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.87 | -0.4863 | 2.36 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.33 | -0.1633 | 1.49 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 0.3139 | 0.8027 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 0.4157 | 1.02 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Argentina or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.589 against 0.554 in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Argentina and Madagascar?
- 0.035, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Madagascar rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Argentina ranks 88th and Madagascar ranks 86th 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.