Congo vs Turkey: Key media freedoms

Congo
-2.13
in 2025
Turkey
-2
in 2025
Congo rank
162nd
Turkey rank
159th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Congo
  • Turkey
-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports -2 against -2.13 in Congo, a difference of 0.13.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 162nd and Turkey ranks 159th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Turkey Difference Ahead
1900s -1.22 -1.56 0.3361 Congo
1910s -1.22 -0.8722 0.3498 Turkey
1920s -1.22 -0.9657 0.2563 Turkey
1930s -1.22 -1.18 0.047 Turkey
1940s -1.22 -1.18 0.047 Turkey
1950s -1.22 -0.1037 1.12 Turkey
1960s 0.1915 0.7224 0.5309 Turkey
1970s -1.64 0.7393 2.38 Turkey
1980s -1.58 -0.0439 1.54 Turkey
1990s 0.4215 0.459 0.0375 Turkey
2000s -0.8093 0.5202 1.33 Turkey
2010s -1.55 -0.5752 0.9721 Turkey
2020s -1.86 -1.74 0.1225 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Congo or Turkey?
Turkey, at -2 against -2.13 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Congo and Turkey?
0.13, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Turkey?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Turkey rank globally for key media freedoms?
Congo ranks 162nd and Turkey ranks 159th 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.

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About this data

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