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?
- 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.