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?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.