Brazil vs Canada: Key media freedoms
Brazil
2.96
in 2025
Canada
3.02
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Canada rank
7th
Key media freedoms over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.02 against 2.96 in Brazil, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.8438 | 2.34 | 3.19 | Canada |
| 1910s | -0.795 | 1.71 | 2.51 | Canada |
| 1920s | -0.795 | 2.35 | 3.15 | Canada |
| 1930s | -1.49 | 2.2 | 3.69 | Canada |
| 1940s | -0.9128 | 1.44 | 2.36 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.878 | 2.34 | 1.46 | Canada |
| 1960s | -0.7227 | 2.57 | 3.3 | Canada |
| 1970s | -2.87 | 2.57 | 5.45 | Canada |
| 1980s | -0.1729 | 2.57 | 2.75 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2.57 | 0.7736 | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.03 | 2.57 | 0.5425 | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 2.66 | 0.7817 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 2.89 | 1.31 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 3.02 against 2.96 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.06, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 7th 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.