Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Key media freedoms
Bangladesh
0.614
in 2025
Mauritania
0.683
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
83rd
Mauritania rank
80th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bangladesh
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.683 against 0.614 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.069.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Mauritania ranks 80th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.629 | -0.052 | 0.577 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | -0.629 | -0.052 | 0.577 | Mauritania |
| 1920s | -0.629 | -0.052 | 0.577 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | -0.616 | -0.052 | 0.564 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | -0.3325 | 0.2655 | 0.598 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | -0.3884 | 0.583 | 0.9714 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | -0.774 | 0.238 | 1.01 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | -0.0458 | -0.1279 | 0.0821 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | -0.0794 | -1.81 | 1.74 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.6698 | -0.2617 | 0.9315 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.6021 | 0.4772 | 0.1249 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | -0.1984 | 1.04 | 1.24 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | -0.3468 | 0.835 | 1.18 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bangladesh or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.683 against 0.614 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 0.069, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Mauritania ranks 80th 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.