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
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.