Guinea vs Romania: Key media freedoms
Guinea
1.26
in 2025
Romania
1.25
in 2025
Guinea rank
53rd
Romania rank
56th
Key media freedoms over time
- Guinea
- Romania
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1.26 against 1.25 in Romania, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Guinea ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 56th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.04 | 0.4323 | 1.48 | Romania |
| 1910s | -1.04 | 0.2376 | 1.28 | Romania |
| 1920s | -1.04 | 0.45 | 1.49 | Romania |
| 1930s | -1.04 | -0.0118 | 1.03 | Romania |
| 1940s | -0.7891 | -1.35 | 0.5563 | Guinea |
| 1950s | -0.7904 | -2.29 | 1.5 | Guinea |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -2.4 | 0.1518 | Romania |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -2.65 | 0.096 | Guinea |
| 1980s | -1.73 | -2.65 | 0.915 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3893 | 0.4473 | 0.058 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.3404 | 1 | 0.6644 | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.33 | 0.1603 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6173 | 1.26 | 0.6442 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Guinea or Romania?
- Guinea, at 1.26 against 1.25 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Guinea and Romania?
- 0.01, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Romania rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Guinea ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 56th 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.