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?
- 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.