Canada vs New Zealand: Key media freedoms
Canada
3.02
in 2025
New Zealand
2.95
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
New Zealand rank
9th
Key media freedoms over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.02 against 2.95 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.34 | 2.22 | 0.122 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 1.51 | 0.1996 | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.35 | 2.22 | 0.136 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.2 | 1.69 | 0.5088 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.44 | 1.35 | 0.0936 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.34 | 2.05 | 0.2858 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.57 | 2.48 | 0.097 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.57 | 2.75 | 0.176 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.57 | 2.75 | 0.176 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.75 | 0.176 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.75 | 0.176 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 2.75 | 0.088 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 2.55 | 0.3407 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 3.02 against 2.95 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.07, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 9th 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.