Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea: Key media freedoms
Egypt
-1.94
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
-1.89
in 2025
Egypt rank
156th
Equatorial Guinea rank
155th
Key media freedoms over time
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports -1.89 against -1.94 in Egypt, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 156th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 11 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.247 | -1.52 | 1.77 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.247 | -1.52 | 1.77 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.247 | -1.52 | 1.77 | Egypt |
| 1930s | -0.1166 | -1.52 | 1.41 | Egypt |
| 1940s | -0.157 | -1.52 | 1.37 | Egypt |
| 1950s | -0.3888 | -0.9588 | 0.57 | Egypt |
| 1960s | -0.689 | -0.8437 | 0.1547 | Egypt |
| 1970s | -0.689 | -2.65 | 1.96 | Egypt |
| 1980s | -0.689 | -0.841 | 0.152 | Egypt |
| 1990s | -0.689 | -1.07 | 0.384 | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.689 | -1.3 | 0.616 | Egypt |
| 2010s | -1.49 | -1.4 | 0.0902 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | -1.94 | -1.72 | 0.2177 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Egypt or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at -1.89 against -1.94 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.05, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Egypt ranks 156th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th 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.