Burundi vs China: Key media freedoms

Burundi
-2.23
in 2025
China
-2.42
in 2025
Burundi rank
166th
China rank
168th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Burundi
  • China
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports -2.23 against -2.42 in China, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was China ahead.

Burundi ranks 166th and China ranks 168th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and China in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi China Difference Ahead
1910s -1.11 -0.624 0.487 China
1920s -1.11 -0.6414 0.4696 China
1930s -1.11 -0.698 0.4101 China
1940s -1.08 -0.7639 0.3181 China
1950s -1.08 -3 1.91 Burundi
1960s -0.6619 -3.01 2.35 Burundi
1970s -1.5 -2.71 1.22 Burundi
1980s -1.23 -0.7029 0.5281 China
1990s 0.094 -0.8198 0.9138 Burundi
2000s -0.0954 -0.8695 0.7741 Burundi
2010s -1.42 -1.59 0.1725 Burundi
2020s -1.72 -2.16 0.435 Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Burundi or China?
Burundi, at -2.23 against -2.42 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Burundi and China?
0.19, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and China?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Burundi and China rank globally for key media freedoms?
Burundi ranks 166th and China ranks 168th 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
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