Cyprus vs Philippines: Key media freedoms
Cyprus
0.782
in 2025
Philippines
0.712
in 2025
Cyprus rank
77th
Philippines rank
79th
Key media freedoms over time
- Cyprus
- Philippines
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.782 against 0.712 in Philippines, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 77th and Philippines ranks 79th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 10 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.022 | -0.2409 | 0.2629 | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.022 | -0.029 | 0.051 | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 0.022 | -0.029 | 0.051 | Cyprus |
| 1930s | -0.126 | 0.201 | 0.327 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.2456 | 0.0666 | 0.179 | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 0.2465 | 0.647 | 0.4005 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 1.35 | 0.647 | 0.6987 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.36 | -1.08 | 2.45 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.36 | -0.5417 | 1.91 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.36 | 1.93 | 0.5641 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.52 | 0.1367 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.56 | 0.4606 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.8922 | 0.365 | 0.5272 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Cyprus or Philippines?
- Cyprus, at 0.782 against 0.712 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Cyprus and Philippines?
- 0.07, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Philippines rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Cyprus ranks 77th and Philippines ranks 79th 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.