Canada vs Iceland: Key media freedoms
Canada
3.02
in 2025
Iceland
2.85
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
Iceland rank
10th
Key media freedoms over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.02 against 2.85 in Iceland, a difference of 0.17.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.34 | 1.39 | 0.955 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 1.39 | 0.3225 | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.35 | 1.39 | 0.965 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.2 | 1.39 | 0.8145 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.44 | 1.1 | 0.3422 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.34 | 1.38 | 0.96 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.57 | 1.48 | 1.09 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.57 | 1.64 | 0.933 | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.57 | 1.82 | 0.7506 | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.25 | 0.325 | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.29 | 0.2794 | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 2.37 | 0.2926 | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 2.85 | 0.0428 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Canada or Iceland?
- Canada, at 3.02 against 2.85 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.17, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Canada ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 10th 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.