Greece vs Lesotho: Key media freedoms

Greece
1.06
in 2025
Lesotho
1.05
in 2025
Greece rank
63rd
Lesotho rank
64th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Greece
  • Lesotho
-202190019622025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.06 against 1.05 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 63rd and Lesotho ranks 64th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s -0.224 -1.68 1.46 Greece
1910s -0.224 -1.68 1.46 Greece
1920s -0.2536 -1.68 1.43 Greece
1930s -1.25 -1.68 0.4306 Greece
1940s -1.6 -1.68 0.0806 Greece
1950s -0.1644 -1.68 1.52 Greece
1960s -0.5641 -1.23 0.6689 Greece
1970s 0.5401 -1.2 1.74 Greece
1980s 2.49 -0.8395 3.33 Greece
1990s 2.49 0.5163 1.97 Greece
2000s 2.51 0.7101 1.8 Greece
2010s 2.06 0.5378 1.52 Greece
2020s 1.06 0.9138 0.1512 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Greece or Lesotho?
Greece, at 1.06 against 1.05 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Greece and Lesotho?
0.01, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lesotho?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Greece and Lesotho rank globally for key media freedoms?
Greece ranks 63rd and Lesotho ranks 64th 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

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.