Which has higher key media freedoms, Guinea-Bissau or Yemen?

Guinea-Bissau, at -0.935 against -0.982 in Yemen as of 2025.

What is the difference in key media freedoms between Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?

0.047, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?

53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: Key media freedoms

Guinea-Bissau

-0.935

in 2025

Yemen

-0.982

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

135th

Yemen rank

137th

Key media freedoms over time

Guinea-Bissau
Yemen

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -0.935 against -0.982 in Yemen, a difference of 0.047.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 137th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1900s	-1.49	-1.66	0.1724	Guinea-Bissau
1910s	-1.49	-0.8625	0.6225	Yemen
1990s	-0.4304	-0.933	0.5026	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	-0.1766	-0.933	0.7564	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	-0.3637	-1.21	0.8449	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	-0.8442	-1.32	0.4777	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Guinea-Bissau or Yemen?: Guinea-Bissau, at -0.935 against -0.982 in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?: 0.047, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Yemen rank globally for key media freedoms?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 137th 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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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: 30 October 2026

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.