Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Key media freedoms
Bangladesh
0.614
in 2025
Madagascar
0.589
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
83rd
Madagascar rank
86th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.614 against 0.589 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.025.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Madagascar ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.629 | -2.11 | 1.48 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | -0.629 | -2.14 | 1.51 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | -0.629 | -2.14 | 1.51 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | -0.616 | -1.71 | 1.1 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | -0.3325 | -2.09 | 1.76 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | -0.3884 | -2.08 | 1.69 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | -0.774 | -1.52 | 0.749 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | -0.0458 | -1.36 | 1.32 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | -0.0794 | -1.71 | 1.63 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.6698 | -0.4863 | 1.16 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.6021 | -0.1633 | 0.7654 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | -0.1984 | 0.3139 | 0.5123 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -0.3468 | 0.4157 | 0.7625 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Bangladesh, at 0.614 against 0.589 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 0.025, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd 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.