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
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.