Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Key media freedoms
Barbados
2.06
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.96
in 2025
Barbados rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Key media freedoms over time
- Barbados
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.06 against 1.96 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 10 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.295 | 0.276 | 0.019 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.295 | 0.276 | 0.019 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.295 | 0.276 | 0.019 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.295 | 0.9636 | 0.6686 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.3278 | 0.9988 | 0.671 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.623 | 0.6792 | 0.0562 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.8722 | 0.685 | 0.1872 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1.56 | -0.4895 | 2.05 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.69 | -0.8146 | 2.51 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.69 | -1.07 | 2.76 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.69 | -1.21 | 2.9 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.79 | -0.1452 | 1.94 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 1.1 | 0.9632 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
- Barbados, at 2.06 against 1.96 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Barbados ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th 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.