Croatia vs Mauritania: Key media freedoms
Croatia
0.722
in 2025
Mauritania
0.683
in 2025
Croatia rank
78th
Mauritania rank
80th
Key media freedoms over time
- Croatia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.722 against 0.683 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.039.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Mauritania ahead.
Croatia ranks 78th and Mauritania ranks 80th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.13 | 0.3008 | 2.43 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | -1.75 | 0.583 | 2.33 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | -1.75 | 0.238 | 1.99 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | -1.75 | -0.1279 | 1.62 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -1.75 | -1.81 | 0.0675 | Croatia |
| 1990s | -0.7107 | -0.2617 | 0.449 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 0.4772 | 1.31 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.04 | 0.4586 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.9558 | 0.835 | 0.1208 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Croatia or Mauritania?
- Croatia, at 0.722 against 0.683 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Croatia and Mauritania?
- 0.039, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Mauritania?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Mauritania rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Croatia ranks 78th and Mauritania ranks 80th 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.