Bhutan vs Colombia: Key media freedoms

Bhutan
1.24
in 2025
Colombia
1.25
in 2025
Bhutan rank
57th
Colombia rank
55th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Bhutan
  • Colombia
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.25 against 1.24 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 57th and Colombia ranks 55th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Colombia Difference Ahead
1900s -0.778 -0.8356 0.0576 Bhutan
1910s -0.778 -0.951 0.173 Bhutan
1920s -0.778 -0.951 0.173 Bhutan
1930s -0.778 -0.4839 0.2941 Colombia
1940s -0.6183 -0.1928 0.4255 Colombia
1950s -0.802 -1.34 0.5353 Bhutan
1960s -0.802 1.49 2.29 Colombia
1970s -0.7153 1.53 2.25 Colombia
1980s -0.474 1.48 1.96 Colombia
1990s -0.2254 1.62 1.84 Colombia
2000s 0.6735 0.9355 0.262 Colombia
2010s 1.4 1.68 0.2836 Colombia
2020s 1.2 1.39 0.1975 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Bhutan or Colombia?
Colombia, at 1.25 against 1.24 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bhutan and Colombia?
0.01, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Colombia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Colombia rank globally for key media freedoms?
Bhutan ranks 57th and Colombia ranks 55th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed