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
-2-101190019622025

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

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.