Canada vs Ireland: Key media freedoms
Canada
3.02
in 2025
Ireland
3.04
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
Ireland rank
6th
Key media freedoms over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.04 against 3.02 in Canada, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.34 | 1.94 | 0.407 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 1.37 | 0.3423 | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.35 | 0.3843 | 1.97 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.2 | 0.6131 | 1.59 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.44 | 0.5872 | 0.8572 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.34 | 0.6796 | 1.66 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.57 | 0.7729 | 1.8 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.57 | 0.853 | 1.72 | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.57 | 1.12 | 1.45 | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.58 | 0.0092 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.99 | 0.416 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 2.93 | 0.2657 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 3.04 | 0.1452 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 3.04 against 3.02 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.02, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Canada ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 6th 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.