India vs Pakistan: Key media freedoms
India
-0.258
in 2025
Pakistan
-0.164
in 2025
India rank
114th
Pakistan rank
112th
Key media freedoms over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -0.164 against -0.258 in India, a difference of 0.094.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 114th and Pakistan ranks 112th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.629 | -0.629 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | -0.629 | -0.629 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | -0.629 | -0.629 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | -0.616 | -0.616 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | -0.0273 | -0.3325 | 0.3052 | India |
| 1950s | 1.33 | -0.3884 | 1.72 | India |
| 1960s | 1.33 | -0.774 | 2.1 | India |
| 1970s | 0.4518 | -0.293 | 0.7448 | India |
| 1980s | 1.76 | -0.718 | 2.48 | India |
| 1990s | 1.72 | 0.9753 | 0.7463 | India |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.13 | 0.2921 | India |
| 2010s | 0.7943 | 0.8668 | 0.0725 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -0.282 | 0.0945 | 0.3765 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at -0.164 against -0.258 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between India and Pakistan?
- 0.094, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- India ranks 114th and Pakistan ranks 112th 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.