Iraq vs Pakistan: Key media freedoms
Iraq
-0.159
in 2025
Pakistan
-0.164
in 2025
Iraq rank
111th
Pakistan rank
112th
Key media freedoms over time
- Iraq
- Pakistan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -0.159 against -0.164 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iraq ranks 111th and Pakistan ranks 112th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.66 | -0.629 | 1.03 | Pakistan |
| 1910s | -0.8722 | -0.629 | 0.2432 | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 0.476 | -0.629 | 1.1 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.3118 | -0.616 | 0.9278 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.206 | -0.3325 | 0.5385 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.4067 | -0.3884 | 0.7951 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -0.9546 | -0.774 | 0.1806 | Pakistan |
| 1970s | -1.77 | -0.293 | 1.47 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -2.18 | -0.718 | 1.46 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -2.14 | 0.9753 | 3.12 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | -0.188 | 1.13 | 1.32 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.3142 | 0.8668 | 0.5526 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -0.067 | 0.0945 | 0.1615 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Iraq or Pakistan?
- Iraq, at -0.159 against -0.164 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Iraq and Pakistan?
- 0.005, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pakistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Pakistan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Iraq ranks 111th 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.