Austria vs Chile: Key media freedoms

Austria
2.51
in 2025
Chile
2.65
in 2025
Austria rank
15th
Chile rank
13th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Austria
  • Chile
-202181219182025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 2.65 against 2.51 in Austria, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 15th and Chile ranks 13th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 9 and Chile in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Chile Difference Ahead
1910s 1.16 0.057 1.1 Austria
1920s 1.47 0.057 1.41 Austria
1930s 0.0063 0.3172 0.311 Chile
1940s 1.22 0.5912 0.625 Austria
1950s 1.96 0.536 1.43 Austria
1960s 2.61 0.881 1.73 Austria
1970s 2.61 -1.09 3.7 Austria
1980s 2.61 -2.29 4.9 Austria
1990s 2.61 2.47 0.1392 Austria
2000s 2.61 2.68 0.0724 Chile
2010s 2.35 2.59 0.2426 Chile
2020s 2.56 2.01 0.5483 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Austria or Chile?
Chile, at 2.65 against 2.51 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Austria and Chile?
0.14, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Chile?
101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Austria and Chile rank globally for key media freedoms?
Austria ranks 15th and Chile ranks 13th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the government directly or indirectly attempts to censor political content in print and broadcast media, through formal restrictions or indirect pressures such as financial control, licensing, or access to distribution channels.