Czechia vs Poland: Key media freedoms

Czechia
2.16
in 2025
Poland
2.14
in 2025
Czechia rank
20th
Poland rank
22nd

Key media freedoms over time

  • Czechia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 2.16 against 2.14 in Poland, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Czechia ranks 20th and Poland ranks 22nd of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 1.01 1.25 0.233 Poland
1920s 1.16 1.04 0.126 Czechia
1930s 0.7868 0.6247 0.1621 Czechia
1940s -1.62 -1.01 0.613 Poland
1950s -2.39 -0.8926 1.5 Poland
1960s -1.86 -0.621 1.24 Poland
1970s -2.11 -0.621 1.49 Poland
1980s -2.1 -0.4963 1.61 Poland
1990s 2.92 2.11 0.805 Czechia
2000s 2.92 2.17 0.7422 Czechia
2010s 2.04 1.84 0.1957 Czechia
2020s 2.06 0.6867 1.37 Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Czechia or Poland?
Czechia, at 2.16 against 2.14 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Czechia and Poland?
0.02, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for key media freedoms?
Czechia ranks 20th and Poland ranks 22nd 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