Cyprus vs Mauritania: Key media freedoms
Cyprus
0.782
in 2025
Mauritania
0.683
in 2025
Cyprus rank
77th
Mauritania rank
80th
Key media freedoms over time
- Cyprus
- Mauritania
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.782 against 0.683 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.099.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 77th and Mauritania ranks 80th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 10 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.022 | -0.052 | 0.074 | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.022 | -0.052 | 0.074 | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 0.022 | -0.052 | 0.074 | Cyprus |
| 1930s | -0.126 | -0.052 | 0.074 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.2456 | 0.2655 | 0.0199 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.2465 | 0.583 | 0.3365 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.35 | 0.238 | 1.11 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.36 | -0.1279 | 1.49 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.36 | -1.81 | 3.18 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.36 | -0.2617 | 1.63 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 0.4772 | 1.18 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.04 | 0.9771 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.8922 | 0.835 | 0.0572 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Cyprus or Mauritania?
- Cyprus, at 0.782 against 0.683 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Cyprus and Mauritania?
- 0.099, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Mauritania rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Cyprus ranks 77th and Mauritania ranks 80th 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.