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
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.