Israel vs Malawi: Key media freedoms
Israel
0.46
in 2025
Malawi
0.426
in 2025
Israel rank
92nd
Malawi rank
94th
Key media freedoms over time
- Israel
- Malawi
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.46 against 0.426 in Malawi, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 92nd and Malawi ranks 94th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 8 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.66 | -2.74 | 1.09 | Israel |
| 1910s | -0.8722 | -2.74 | 1.87 | Israel |
| 1940s | -0.642 | -2.74 | 2.1 | Israel |
| 1950s | -0.9892 | -2.74 | 1.75 | Israel |
| 1960s | -1.14 | -2.42 | 1.28 | Israel |
| 1970s | -0.2728 | -2.73 | 2.46 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.218 | -2.73 | 2.95 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.503 | -0.6634 | 1.17 | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.503 | 0.776 | 0.273 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.4729 | 0.9238 | 0.4509 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.46 | 0.8825 | 0.4225 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Israel or Malawi?
- Israel, at 0.46 against 0.426 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Israel and Malawi?
- 0.034, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malawi?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Malawi rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Israel ranks 92nd and Malawi ranks 94th 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.