Bhutan vs Romania: Key media freedoms
Bhutan
1.24
in 2025
Romania
1.25
in 2025
Bhutan rank
57th
Romania rank
56th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bhutan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.25 against 1.24 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Bhutan ranks 57th and Romania ranks 56th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.778 | 0.4323 | 1.21 | Romania |
| 1910s | -0.778 | 0.2376 | 1.02 | Romania |
| 1920s | -0.778 | 0.45 | 1.23 | Romania |
| 1930s | -0.778 | -0.0118 | 0.7662 | Romania |
| 1940s | -0.6183 | -1.35 | 0.7271 | Bhutan |
| 1950s | -0.802 | -2.29 | 1.49 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | -0.802 | -2.4 | 1.6 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | -0.7153 | -2.65 | 1.93 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | -0.474 | -2.65 | 2.17 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | -0.2254 | 0.4473 | 0.6727 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.6735 | 1 | 0.3313 | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.33 | 0.0726 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1.26 | 0.0663 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bhutan or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.25 against 1.24 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bhutan and Romania?
- 0.01, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Romania rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bhutan ranks 57th and Romania ranks 56th 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.