Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Key media freedoms
Cote d'Ivoire
0.293
in 2025
Malawi
0.426
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
96th
Malawi rank
94th
Key media freedoms over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.426 against 0.293 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.133.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th and Malawi ranks 94th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 11 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.48 | -2.74 | 1.26 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | -1.48 | -2.74 | 1.26 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | -1.48 | -2.74 | 1.26 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | -1.48 | -2.74 | 1.26 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | -1.27 | -2.74 | 1.48 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | -0.7655 | -2.74 | 1.98 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | -1.74 | -2.42 | 0.678 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | -1.74 | -2.73 | 0.986 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | -1.74 | -2.73 | 0.986 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 0.4148 | -0.6634 | 1.08 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 0.7939 | 0.776 | 0.0179 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 0.1787 | 0.9238 | 0.7451 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2288 | 0.8825 | 0.6537 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.426 against 0.293 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 0.133, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th and Malawi ranks 94th 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.