Canada vs Luxembourg: Key media freedoms
Canada
3.02
in 2025
Luxembourg
3.04
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
Luxembourg rank
5th
Key media freedoms over time
- Canada
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3.04 against 3.02 in Canada, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Luxembourg ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.34 | 0.3 | 2.04 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 0.1302 | 1.58 | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.35 | 1.29 | 1.06 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.2 | 1.29 | 0.9105 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.44 | 1.21 | 0.2358 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.34 | 3.04 | 0.704 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 2.57 | 3.04 | 0.47 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 2.57 | 3.04 | 0.47 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 2.57 | 3.04 | 0.47 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 3.04 | 0.47 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 3.04 | 0.47 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 3.04 | 0.382 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 3.04 | 0.1512 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Canada or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 3.04 against 3.02 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Canada and Luxembourg?
- 0.02, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Canada ranks 7th and Luxembourg ranks 5th 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.