India vs Mali: Key media freedoms

India
-0.258
in 2025
Mali
-0.315
in 2025
India rank
114th
Mali rank
117th

Key media freedoms over time

  • India
  • Mali
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

India currently reports -0.258 against -0.315 in Mali, a difference of 0.057.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.

India ranks 114th and Mali ranks 117th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 9 and Mali in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Mali Difference Ahead
1900s -0.629 -1.1 0.473 India
1910s -0.629 -1.1 0.473 India
1920s -0.629 -1.1 0.473 India
1930s -0.616 -1.1 0.486 India
1940s -0.0273 -1.1 1.07 India
1950s 1.33 -1.09 2.42 India
1960s 1.33 -0.0138 1.34 India
1970s 0.4518 -0.652 1.1 India
1980s 1.76 -0.3112 2.07 India
1990s 1.72 2.02 0.299 Mali
2000s 1.42 2.4 0.9824 Mali
2010s 0.7943 1.83 1.03 Mali
2020s -0.282 -0.0688 0.2132 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, India or Mali?
India, at -0.258 against -0.315 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between India and Mali?
0.057, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mali?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do India and Mali rank globally for key media freedoms?
India ranks 114th and Mali ranks 117th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed