Bolivia vs Ecuador: Key media freedoms

Bolivia
0.595
in 2025
Ecuador
0.653
in 2025
Bolivia rank
85th
Ecuador rank
82nd

Key media freedoms over time

  • Bolivia
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.653 against 0.595 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.058.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.

Bolivia ranks 85th and Ecuador ranks 82nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Ecuador Difference Ahead
1900s -0.994 0.3405 1.33 Ecuador
1910s -0.994 0.0602 1.05 Ecuador
1920s -0.994 0.02 1.01 Ecuador
1930s -1.37 -0.0892 1.28 Ecuador
1940s -1.37 0.0424 1.41 Ecuador
1950s -0.4939 0.1251 0.619 Ecuador
1960s -0.544 0.0936 0.6376 Ecuador
1970s -1.89 0.3198 2.21 Ecuador
1980s 0.2994 1.23 0.9347 Ecuador
1990s 1.06 0.6584 0.4006 Bolivia
2000s 1.07 0.692 0.3768 Bolivia
2010s 0.1806 0.4293 0.2487 Ecuador
2020s 0.2158 1.19 0.9787 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Bolivia or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.653 against 0.595 in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bolivia and Ecuador?
0.058, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ecuador?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Ecuador rank globally for key media freedoms?
Bolivia ranks 85th and Ecuador ranks 82nd 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