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?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.