Cameroon vs Pakistan: Key media freedoms
Cameroon
-0.087
in 2025
Pakistan
-0.164
in 2025
Cameroon rank
109th
Pakistan rank
112th
Key media freedoms over time
- Cameroon
- Pakistan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -0.087 against -0.164 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.077.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 109th and Pakistan ranks 112th of 175 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.69 | -0.774 | 0.918 | Pakistan |
| 1970s | -1.69 | -0.293 | 1.4 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -1.01 | -0.718 | 0.2915 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0316 | 0.9753 | 0.9437 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.131 | 1.13 | 0.9985 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.0418 | 0.8668 | 0.825 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -0.0157 | 0.0945 | 0.1102 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Cameroon or Pakistan?
- Cameroon, at -0.087 against -0.164 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Cameroon and Pakistan?
- 0.077, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Pakistan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Cameroon ranks 109th and Pakistan ranks 112th 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.