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
-3-2-101190019622025

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?
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

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed