Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan: Key media freedoms
Guinea-Bissau
-0.935
in 2025
Sudan
-0.755
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
135th
Sudan rank
132nd
Key media freedoms over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -0.755 against -0.935 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.18.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Sudan ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.49 | -0.668 | 0.817 | Sudan |
| 1910s | -1.49 | -0.668 | 0.817 | Sudan |
| 1920s | -1.61 | -0.668 | 0.9458 | Sudan |
| 1930s | -2.77 | -0.668 | 2.1 | Sudan |
| 1940s | -2.77 | -0.668 | 2.1 | Sudan |
| 1950s | -2.77 | -0.5215 | 2.25 | Sudan |
| 1960s | -2.2 | -0.8624 | 1.34 | Sudan |
| 1970s | -1.52 | -1.78 | 0.2618 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | -1.06 | -0.9356 | 0.1284 | Sudan |
| 1990s | -0.4804 | -1.72 | 1.23 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | -0.1766 | -1.8 | 1.62 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | -0.3637 | -1.89 | 1.53 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | -0.8442 | -0.7135 | 0.1307 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Guinea-Bissau or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -0.755 against -0.935 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?
- 0.18, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sudan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Sudan ranks 132nd 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.