Haiti vs Namibia: Key media freedoms

Haiti
1.33
in 2025
Namibia
1.31
in 2025
Haiti rank
48th
Namibia rank
50th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Haiti
  • Namibia
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 1.33 against 1.31 in Namibia, a difference of 0.02.

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

Haiti ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 12 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Namibia Difference Ahead
1900s -0.657 -2.65 2 Haiti
1910s -0.657 -2.65 2 Haiti
1920s -0.657 -2.65 2 Haiti
1930s -1.64 -2.65 1.02 Haiti
1940s -1.61 -2.65 1.05 Haiti
1950s -0.9203 -2.65 1.73 Haiti
1960s -0.75 -2.65 1.9 Haiti
1970s -0.75 -2.65 1.9 Haiti
1980s -0.5187 -1.24 0.7223 Haiti
1990s 0.3443 1.02 0.6727 Namibia
2000s 1.27 1.02 0.2506 Haiti
2010s 1.13 1.01 0.1184 Haiti
2020s 1.12 1.03 0.0888 Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Haiti or Namibia?
Haiti, at 1.33 against 1.31 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Haiti and Namibia?
0.02, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Namibia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Namibia rank globally for key media freedoms?
Haiti ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th 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.