Ecuador vs Mauritania: Key media freedoms
Ecuador
0.653
in 2025
Mauritania
0.683
in 2025
Ecuador rank
82nd
Mauritania rank
80th
Key media freedoms over time
- Ecuador
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.683 against 0.653 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 82nd and Mauritania ranks 80th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1715 | -0.052 | 0.2235 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.0602 | -0.052 | 0.1122 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.02 | -0.052 | 0.072 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | -0.0892 | -0.052 | 0.0372 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.0424 | 0.2655 | 0.2231 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.1251 | 0.583 | 0.4579 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.0936 | 0.238 | 0.1444 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.3198 | -0.1279 | 0.4477 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.23 | -1.81 | 3.05 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6584 | -0.2617 | 0.9201 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.692 | 0.4772 | 0.2148 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.4293 | 1.04 | 0.6124 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 0.835 | 0.3595 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Ecuador or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.683 against 0.653 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Ecuador and Mauritania?
- 0.03, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mauritania rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd and Mauritania ranks 80th 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.