India vs Iraq: Key media freedoms
India
-0.258
in 2025
Iraq
-0.159
in 2025
India rank
114th
Iraq rank
111th
Key media freedoms over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -0.159 against -0.258 in India, a difference of 0.099.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.
India ranks 114th and Iraq ranks 111th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 9 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.629 | -1.66 | 1.03 | India |
| 1910s | -0.629 | -0.8722 | 0.2432 | India |
| 1920s | -0.629 | 0.476 | 1.1 | Iraq |
| 1930s | -0.616 | 0.3118 | 0.9278 | Iraq |
| 1940s | -0.0273 | 0.206 | 0.2333 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1.33 | 0.4067 | 0.9223 | India |
| 1960s | 1.33 | -0.9546 | 2.28 | India |
| 1970s | 0.4518 | -1.77 | 2.22 | India |
| 1980s | 1.76 | -2.18 | 3.94 | India |
| 1990s | 1.72 | -2.14 | 3.86 | India |
| 2000s | 1.42 | -0.188 | 1.61 | India |
| 2010s | 0.7943 | 0.3142 | 0.4801 | India |
| 2020s | -0.282 | -0.067 | 0.215 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, India or Iraq?
- Iraq, at -0.159 against -0.258 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between India and Iraq?
- 0.099, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for key media freedoms?
- India ranks 114th and Iraq ranks 111th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.