Comoros vs Malaysia: Key media freedoms
Comoros
-0.156
in 2025
Malaysia
-0.017
in 2025
Comoros rank
110th
Malaysia rank
107th
Key media freedoms over time
- Comoros
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports -0.017 against -0.156 in Comoros, a difference of 0.139.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 107th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 10 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.3 | -2.41 | 1.11 | Comoros |
| 1910s | -1.3 | -2.41 | 1.11 | Comoros |
| 1940s | -0.9715 | -1.7 | 0.7305 | Comoros |
| 1950s | -0.875 | -1.7 | 0.827 | Comoros |
| 1960s | -0.875 | -1.7 | 0.827 | Comoros |
| 1970s | -1.49 | -1.7 | 0.2146 | Comoros |
| 1980s | -1.09 | -1.76 | 0.6714 | Comoros |
| 1990s | 0.0218 | -2 | 2.02 | Comoros |
| 2000s | 0.0482 | -1.04 | 1.09 | Comoros |
| 2010s | 0.2794 | -0.4977 | 0.7771 | Comoros |
| 2020s | -0.1673 | -0.0282 | 0.1392 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Comoros or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at -0.017 against -0.156 in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Comoros and Malaysia?
- 0.139, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Malaysia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Malaysia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Comoros ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 107th 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.