Ecuador vs Italy: Key media freedoms
Ecuador
0.653
in 2025
Italy
0.599
in 2025
Ecuador rank
82nd
Italy rank
84th
Key media freedoms over time
- Ecuador
- Italy
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.653 against 0.599 in Italy, a difference of 0.054.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Italy ahead.
Ecuador ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 84th of 175 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | -1.87 | 0.411 | 2.29 | Italy |
| 1870s | -1.87 | 0.411 | 2.29 | Italy |
| 1880s | -1.87 | 0.411 | 2.29 | Italy |
| 1890s | -0.64 | 0.411 | 1.05 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.3405 | 0.411 | 0.0705 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.0602 | 0.3453 | 0.2851 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.02 | -1.01 | 1.03 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | -0.0892 | -2.43 | 2.34 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.0424 | -1.12 | 1.16 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.1251 | 1 | 0.8789 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.0936 | 1.05 | 0.958 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.3198 | 1.43 | 1.11 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 2.4 | 1.17 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.6584 | 2.4 | 1.74 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.692 | 2.07 | 1.37 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.4293 | 2.5 | 2.07 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 1.84 | 0.6463 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Ecuador or Italy?
- Ecuador, at 0.653 against 0.599 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Ecuador and Italy?
- 0.054, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 84th 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.