Colombia vs Maldives: Key media freedoms
Colombia
1.25
in 2025
Maldives
1.21
in 2025
Colombia rank
55th
Maldives rank
58th
Key media freedoms over time
- Colombia
- Maldives
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.25 against 1.21 in Maldives, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Colombia ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 58th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.8356 | -0.264 | 0.5716 | Maldives |
| 1910s | -0.951 | -0.264 | 0.687 | Maldives |
| 1920s | -0.951 | -0.264 | 0.687 | Maldives |
| 1930s | -0.4839 | -0.354 | 0.1299 | Maldives |
| 1940s | -0.1928 | -0.414 | 0.2212 | Colombia |
| 1950s | -1.34 | -0.414 | 0.9233 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 1.49 | -0.414 | 1.91 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.53 | -0.6868 | 2.22 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.48 | -1.78 | 3.26 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.62 | -1.7 | 3.31 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.9355 | -0.6872 | 1.62 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.68 | 0.2004 | 1.48 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.39 | 1.09 | 0.2993 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Colombia or Maldives?
- Colombia, at 1.25 against 1.21 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Colombia and Maldives?
- 0.04, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Maldives rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Colombia ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 58th 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.