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?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.