Cape Verde vs Malta: Key media freedoms

Cape Verde
1.37
in 2025
Malta
1.36
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
45th
Malta rank
46th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Malta
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.37 against 1.36 in Malta, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 45th and Malta ranks 46th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Malta Difference Ahead
1900s -0.554 1.2 1.75 Malta
1910s -0.554 1.2 1.75 Malta
1920s -0.554 1.2 1.75 Malta
1930s -1.3 1.2 2.5 Malta
1940s -1.62 1.2 2.82 Malta
1950s -1.62 1.2 2.82 Malta
1960s -1.62 0.6055 2.22 Malta
1970s -0.5685 0.011 0.5795 Malta
1980s 0.678 0.6485 0.0295 Cape Verde
1990s 1.06 2.14 1.07 Malta
2000s 2.02 2.08 0.0656 Malta
2010s 1.92 1.67 0.2433 Cape Verde
2020s 1.3 1.37 0.0703 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Cape Verde or Malta?
Cape Verde, at 1.37 against 1.36 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Cape Verde and Malta?
0.01, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malta?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Malta rank globally for key media freedoms?
Cape Verde ranks 45th and Malta ranks 46th 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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