Ethiopia vs Mali: Key media freedoms

Ethiopia
-0.394
in 2025
Mali
-0.315
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
120th
Mali rank
117th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mali
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Mali currently reports -0.315 against -0.394 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.079.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mali ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 120th and Mali ranks 117th of 175 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mali Difference Ahead
1900s -1.14 -1.1 0.041 Mali
1910s -1.14 -1.1 0.041 Mali
1920s -1.14 -1.1 0.041 Mali
1930s -1.14 -1.1 0.041 Mali
1940s -1.14 -1.1 0.0465 Mali
1950s -1.14 -1.09 0.052 Mali
1960s -1.14 -0.0138 1.13 Mali
1970s -1.8 -0.652 1.14 Mali
1980s -2.4 -0.3112 2.09 Mali
1990s -0.6805 2.02 2.7 Mali
2000s -0.792 2.4 3.2 Mali
2010s -0.807 1.83 2.64 Mali
2020s -0.3213 -0.0688 0.2525 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Ethiopia or Mali?
Mali, at -0.315 against -0.394 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Ethiopia and Mali?
0.079, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Mali rank globally for key media freedoms?
Ethiopia ranks 120th and Mali ranks 117th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed