Honduras vs South Africa: Key media freedoms
Honduras
1.63
in 2025
South Africa
1.68
in 2025
Honduras rank
39th
South Africa rank
37th
Key media freedoms over time
- Honduras
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.68 against 1.63 in Honduras, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was South Africa ahead.
Honduras ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 37th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.16 | -0.2192 | 0.9438 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 1.6 | -0.786 | 2.38 | Honduras |
| 1960s | 0.3514 | -1.49 | 1.84 | Honduras |
| 1970s | -0.479 | -2.18 | 1.71 | Honduras |
| 1980s | 0.0666 | -2.66 | 2.73 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 0.85 | 0.7587 | 0.0913 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.51 | 0.2498 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9339 | 1.01 | 0.0748 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.4 | 0.3093 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Honduras or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.68 against 1.63 in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Honduras and South Africa?
- 0.05, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and South Africa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and South Africa rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Honduras ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 37th 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.