Benin vs Slovakia: Key media freedoms
Benin
0.932
in 2025
Slovakia
0.881
in 2025
Benin rank
68th
Slovakia rank
71st
Key media freedoms over time
- Benin
- Slovakia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.932 against 0.881 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.051.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Slovakia ahead.
Benin ranks 68th and Slovakia ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.19 | -0.13 | 1.06 | Slovakia |
| 1910s | -1.19 | -0.0155 | 1.17 | Slovakia |
| 1920s | -1.19 | 1.16 | 2.35 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | -1.19 | 0.6092 | 1.8 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | -1.29 | -1.19 | 0.0931 | Slovakia |
| 1950s | -1.3 | -2.39 | 1.09 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.074 | -1.86 | 1.93 | Benin |
| 1970s | -0.9765 | -2.11 | 1.13 | Benin |
| 1980s | -1.4 | -2.1 | 0.7009 | Benin |
| 1990s | 2.26 | 1.81 | 0.4505 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 2.19 | 0.6629 | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 2.01 | 0.8409 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.98 | 1.62 | 0.6402 | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Benin or Slovakia?
- Benin, at 0.932 against 0.881 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Benin and Slovakia?
- 0.051, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Slovakia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Slovakia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Benin ranks 68th and Slovakia ranks 71st 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.