Bangladesh vs Zambia: Key media freedoms
Bangladesh
0.614
in 2025
Zambia
0.665
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
83rd
Zambia rank
81st
Key media freedoms over time
- Bangladesh
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.665 against 0.614 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.051.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 81st of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.629 | -0.172 | 0.457 | Zambia |
| 1920s | -0.629 | -0.172 | 0.457 | Zambia |
| 1930s | -0.616 | -0.172 | 0.444 | Zambia |
| 1940s | -0.3325 | -0.3754 | 0.0429 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | -0.3884 | -0.398 | 0.0096 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | -0.774 | -0.1491 | 0.6249 | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.0458 | -0.8502 | 0.8044 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | -0.0794 | -1.27 | 1.19 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.6698 | 0.1321 | 0.5377 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.6021 | 0.4194 | 0.1827 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | -0.1984 | -0.6945 | 0.4961 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | -0.3468 | 0.4575 | 0.8043 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bangladesh or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.665 against 0.614 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bangladesh and Zambia?
- 0.051, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Zambia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 81st 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.