Guinea vs Lithuania: Key media freedoms

Guinea
1.26
in 2025
Lithuania
1.28
in 2025
Guinea rank
53rd
Lithuania rank
51st

Key media freedoms over time

  • Guinea
  • Lithuania
-202190019622025

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.28 against 1.26 in Guinea, a difference of 0.02.

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

Guinea ranks 53rd and Lithuania ranks 51st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Lithuania Difference Ahead
1900s -1.04 -0.912 0.132 Lithuania
1910s -1.04 -0.6668 0.3772 Lithuania
1920s -1.04 0.2642 1.31 Lithuania
1930s -1.04 -0.4336 0.6104 Lithuania
1940s -0.7891 -2.55 1.76 Guinea
1950s -0.7904 -2.55 1.76 Guinea
1960s -2.55 -2.55 0.002 Guinea
1970s -2.55 -2.55 0.002 Guinea
1980s -1.73 -2.19 0.4582 Guinea
1990s 0.3893 1.92 1.53 Lithuania
2000s 0.3404 2.37 2.03 Lithuania
2010s 1.17 2.15 0.9839 Lithuania
2020s 0.6173 2.15 1.53 Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Guinea or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 1.28 against 1.26 in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Guinea and Lithuania?
0.02, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lithuania?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Lithuania rank globally for key media freedoms?
Guinea ranks 53rd and Lithuania ranks 51st 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.