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
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
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.