Benin vs Papua New Guinea: Key media freedoms
Benin
0.932
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.02
in 2025
Benin rank
68th
Papua New Guinea rank
65th
Key media freedoms over time
- Benin
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.02 against 0.932 in Benin, a difference of 0.088.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.19 | 1.04 | 2.23 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | -1.19 | 1.04 | 2.23 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | -1.19 | 1.04 | 2.23 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | -1.19 | 1.04 | 2.23 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | -1.29 | 1.04 | 2.33 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | -1.3 | 1.04 | 2.34 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.074 | 1.04 | 0.971 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -0.9765 | 1.51 | 2.48 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -1.4 | 1.11 | 2.51 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.26 | 1.11 | 1.15 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.11 | 0.4211 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.07 | 0.0925 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.044 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.02 against 0.932 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.088, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Papua New Guinea rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Benin ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th 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.