Germany vs Jamaica: Key media freedoms

Germany
2.21
in 2025
Jamaica
2.16
in 2025
Germany rank
19th
Jamaica rank
21st

Key media freedoms over time

  • Germany
  • Jamaica
-2024190019622025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.21 against 2.16 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.

Germany ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Jamaica Difference Ahead
1900s -0.04 0.42 0.46 Jamaica
1910s 0.0632 0.42 0.3568 Jamaica
1920s 0.992 0.42 0.572 Germany
1930s -1.06 0.3147 1.37 Jamaica
1940s -2.1 -0.357 1.74 Jamaica
1990s 3.38 1.2 2.18 Germany
2000s 3.38 2 1.38 Germany
2010s 2.99 2.16 0.8246 Germany
2020s 2.66 2.16 0.5017 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Germany or Jamaica?
Germany, at 2.21 against 2.16 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Germany and Jamaica?
0.05, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Jamaica?
80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Germany and Jamaica rank globally for key media freedoms?
Germany ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 21st 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
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