Cape Verde vs Japan: Key media freedoms

Cape Verde
1.37
in 2025
Japan
1.43
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
45th
Japan rank
44th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Japan
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.43 against 1.37 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 45th and Japan ranks 44th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Japan Difference Ahead
1900s -0.554 -0.452 0.102 Japan
1910s -0.554 -0.452 0.102 Japan
1920s -0.554 -0.662 0.108 Cape Verde
1930s -1.3 -1.49 0.1865 Cape Verde
1940s -1.62 -0.798 0.821 Japan
1950s -1.62 1.96 3.58 Japan
1960s -1.62 2.29 3.91 Japan
1970s -0.5685 2.45 3.02 Japan
1980s 0.678 2.45 1.78 Japan
1990s 1.06 2.29 1.23 Japan
2000s 2.02 2.31 0.2935 Japan
2010s 1.92 1.87 0.0457 Cape Verde
2020s 1.3 1.46 0.1593 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Cape Verde or Japan?
Japan, at 1.43 against 1.37 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Cape Verde and Japan?
0.06, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Japan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Japan rank globally for key media freedoms?
Cape Verde ranks 45th and Japan ranks 44th 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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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