Bolivia vs Madagascar: Key media freedoms
Bolivia
0.595
in 2025
Madagascar
0.589
in 2025
Bolivia rank
85th
Madagascar rank
86th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bolivia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.595 against 0.589 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 85th and Madagascar ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.994 | -2.11 | 1.12 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | -0.994 | -2.14 | 1.15 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | -0.994 | -2.14 | 1.15 | Bolivia |
| 1930s | -1.37 | -1.71 | 0.3414 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | -1.37 | -2.09 | 0.718 | Bolivia |
| 1950s | -0.4939 | -2.08 | 1.59 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | -0.544 | -1.52 | 0.979 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | -1.89 | -1.36 | 0.5288 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.2994 | -1.71 | 2.01 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 1.06 | -0.4863 | 1.55 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.07 | -0.1633 | 1.23 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.1806 | 0.3139 | 0.1333 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2158 | 0.4157 | 0.1998 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bolivia or Madagascar?
- Bolivia, at 0.595 against 0.589 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bolivia and Madagascar?
- 0.006, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Madagascar rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bolivia ranks 85th and Madagascar ranks 86th 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.