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?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.