Guatemala vs Kenya: Key media freedoms

Guatemala
1.73
in 2025
Kenya
1.72
in 2025
Guatemala rank
35th
Kenya rank
36th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Guatemala
  • Kenya
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.73 against 1.72 in Kenya, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 36th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 9 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Kenya Difference Ahead
1900s -1.38 -2.37 0.987 Guatemala
1910s -1.38 -2.37 0.987 Guatemala
1920s -1.1 -2.37 1.27 Guatemala
1930s -1.99 -2.37 0.3761 Guatemala
1940s -0.3331 -1.98 1.65 Guatemala
1950s -0.2361 -1.84 1.61 Guatemala
1960s -1.26 -1.23 0.0339 Kenya
1970s -1.26 -0.965 0.2966 Kenya
1980s -0.6678 -1.58 0.9073 Guatemala
1990s 0.4831 -0.1374 0.6205 Guatemala
2000s 0.8636 0.6958 0.1678 Guatemala
2010s 0.9066 1.25 0.3407 Kenya
2020s 0.5258 1.27 0.7437 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Guatemala or Kenya?
Guatemala, at 1.73 against 1.72 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Guatemala and Kenya?
0.01, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Kenya?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Kenya rank globally for key media freedoms?
Guatemala ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 36th 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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