Ecuador vs Philippines: Key media freedoms
Ecuador
0.653
in 2025
Philippines
0.712
in 2025
Ecuador rank
82nd
Philippines rank
79th
Key media freedoms over time
- Ecuador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.712 against 0.653 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.059.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 82nd and Philippines ranks 79th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3405 | -0.2409 | 0.5814 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.0602 | -0.029 | 0.0892 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.02 | -0.029 | 0.049 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | -0.0892 | 0.201 | 0.2902 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.0424 | 0.0666 | 0.0242 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.1251 | 0.647 | 0.5219 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.0936 | 0.647 | 0.5534 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.3198 | -1.08 | 1.4 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.23 | -0.5417 | 1.78 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6584 | 1.93 | 1.27 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.692 | 1.52 | 0.83 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.4293 | 1.56 | 1.13 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 0.365 | 0.8295 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Ecuador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.712 against 0.653 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Ecuador and Philippines?
- 0.059, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Philippines rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd and Philippines ranks 79th 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.