El Salvador vs Somalia: Key media freedoms
El Salvador
-1.23
in 2025
Somalia
-1.2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
144th
Somalia rank
143rd
Key media freedoms over time
- El Salvador
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -1.2 against -1.23 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 144th and Somalia ranks 143rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.26 | 0.195 | 1.45 | Somalia |
| 1910s | -1.26 | 0.195 | 1.45 | Somalia |
| 1920s | -1.26 | 0.195 | 1.45 | Somalia |
| 1930s | -1.51 | 0.195 | 1.7 | Somalia |
| 1940s | -1.57 | -0.8435 | 0.7265 | Somalia |
| 1950s | -2.21 | -0.425 | 1.78 | Somalia |
| 1960s | -2.85 | 1.51 | 4.36 | Somalia |
| 1970s | -2.85 | -2.29 | 0.556 | Somalia |
| 1980s | -1.46 | -1.91 | 0.4513 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0966 | -1.44 | 1.53 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.555 | -1.09 | 1.64 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7207 | -0.8889 | 1.61 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -1.56 | -1.27 | 0.2975 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, El Salvador or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -1.2 against -1.23 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between El Salvador and Somalia?
- 0.03, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Somalia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- El Salvador ranks 144th and Somalia ranks 143rd 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.