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?
- 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.