Ethiopia vs Mozambique: Key media freedoms
Ethiopia
-0.394
in 2025
Mozambique
-0.346
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
120th
Mozambique rank
118th
Key media freedoms over time
- Ethiopia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports -0.346 against -0.394 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.048.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 120th and Mozambique ranks 118th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.14 | -1.17 | 0.027 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | -1.14 | -1.17 | 0.027 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | -1.14 | -1.17 | 0.027 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | -1.14 | -1.17 | 0.027 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | -1.14 | -1.06 | 0.0785 | Mozambique |
| 1950s | -1.14 | -0.959 | 0.184 | Mozambique |
| 1960s | -1.14 | -0.959 | 0.184 | Mozambique |
| 1970s | -1.8 | -0.9983 | 0.7972 | Mozambique |
| 1980s | -2.4 | -1.02 | 1.39 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | -0.6805 | 0.2945 | 0.975 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | -0.792 | 0.7035 | 1.5 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | -0.807 | 0.8086 | 1.62 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | -0.3213 | -0.3528 | 0.0315 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Ethiopia or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at -0.346 against -0.394 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Ethiopia and Mozambique?
- 0.048, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mozambique?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Mozambique rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Ethiopia ranks 120th and Mozambique ranks 118th 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.