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?
- 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.