Congo vs Venezuela: Key media freedoms

Congo
-2.13
in 2025
Venezuela
-2.04
in 2025
Congo rank
162nd
Venezuela rank
160th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Congo
  • Venezuela
-202180819162025

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports -2.04 against -2.13 in Congo, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 162nd and Venezuela ranks 160th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Venezuela Difference Ahead
1900s -1.22 -2.08 0.853 Congo
1910s -1.22 -2.08 0.853 Congo
1920s -1.22 -2.08 0.853 Congo
1930s -1.22 -1.63 0.4073 Congo
1940s -1.22 -0.1151 1.11 Venezuela
1950s -1.22 -2.1 0.8819 Congo
1960s 0.1915 0.9614 0.7699 Venezuela
1970s -1.64 1.12 2.76 Venezuela
1980s -1.58 1.1 2.68 Venezuela
1990s 0.4215 1.25 0.8302 Venezuela
2000s -0.8093 -0.1992 0.6101 Venezuela
2010s -1.55 -1.45 0.097 Venezuela
2020s -1.86 -2.3 0.4385 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Congo or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at -2.04 against -2.13 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Congo and Venezuela?
0.09, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Venezuela?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Venezuela rank globally for key media freedoms?
Congo ranks 162nd and Venezuela ranks 160th 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