Comoros vs Iraq: Key media freedoms

Comoros
-0.156
in 2025
Iraq
-0.159
in 2025
Comoros rank
110th
Iraq rank
111th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Comoros
  • Iraq
-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Comoros currently reports -0.156 against -0.159 in Iraq, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 110th and Iraq ranks 111th of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Iraq Difference Ahead
1900s -1.3 -1.66 0.3534 Comoros
1910s -1.3 -0.513 0.791 Iraq
1940s -0.9715 0.206 1.18 Iraq
1950s -0.875 0.4067 1.28 Iraq
1960s -0.875 -0.9546 0.0796 Comoros
1970s -1.49 -1.77 0.2786 Comoros
1980s -1.09 -2.18 1.09 Comoros
1990s 0.0218 -2.14 2.16 Comoros
2000s 0.0482 -0.188 0.2362 Comoros
2010s 0.2794 0.3142 0.0348 Iraq
2020s -0.1673 -0.067 0.1003 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Comoros or Iraq?
Comoros, at -0.156 against -0.159 in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Comoros and Iraq?
0.003, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Iraq?
94 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Comoros and Iraq rank globally for key media freedoms?
Comoros ranks 110th and Iraq ranks 111th 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

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.