Bangladesh vs Italy: Key media freedoms
Bangladesh
0.614
in 2025
Italy
0.599
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
83rd
Italy rank
84th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bangladesh
- Italy
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.614 against 0.599 in Italy, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 84th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.629 | 0.411 | 1.04 | Italy |
| 1910s | -0.629 | 0.3453 | 0.9743 | Italy |
| 1920s | -0.629 | -1.01 | 0.3852 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | -0.616 | -2.43 | 1.82 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | -0.3325 | -1.12 | 0.785 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | -0.3884 | 1 | 1.39 | Italy |
| 1960s | -0.774 | 1.05 | 1.83 | Italy |
| 1970s | -0.0458 | 1.43 | 1.48 | Italy |
| 1980s | -0.0794 | 2.4 | 2.48 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.6698 | 2.4 | 1.73 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6021 | 2.07 | 1.46 | Italy |
| 2010s | -0.1984 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Italy |
| 2020s | -0.3468 | 1.84 | 2.19 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bangladesh or Italy?
- Bangladesh, at 0.614 against 0.599 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bangladesh and Italy?
- 0.015, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Italy rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 84th 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
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.