Indonesia vs Syria: Key media freedoms
Indonesia
0.218
in 2025
Syria
0.164
in 2025
Indonesia rank
100th
Syria rank
103rd
Key media freedoms over time
- Indonesia
- Syria
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.218 against 0.164 in Syria, a difference of 0.054.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 100th and Syria ranks 103rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 11 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.26 | -1.66 | 0.3974 | Indonesia |
| 1910s | -1.26 | -0.6882 | 0.5718 | Syria |
| 1920s | -1.26 | -1.5 | 0.237 | Indonesia |
| 1930s | -1.26 | 0.0171 | 1.28 | Syria |
| 1940s | -0.1094 | -0.2257 | 0.1163 | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.6099 | 0.0633 | 0.5466 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | -0.3987 | -1.02 | 0.6194 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | -1.27 | -2.59 | 1.31 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | -1.67 | -3.04 | 1.37 | Indonesia |
| 1990s | -1.19 | -3.04 | 1.85 | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.77 | -3.04 | 4.81 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.64 | -3.04 | 4.68 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.6758 | -2.13 | 2.81 | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Indonesia or Syria?
- Indonesia, at 0.218 against 0.164 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Indonesia and Syria?
- 0.054, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Syria rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Indonesia ranks 100th and Syria ranks 103rd 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.