Italy vs Madagascar: Key media freedoms
Italy
0.599
in 2025
Madagascar
0.589
in 2025
Italy rank
84th
Madagascar rank
86th
Key media freedoms over time
- Italy
- Madagascar
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.599 against 0.589 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 84th and Madagascar ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.411 | -2.11 | 2.52 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.3453 | -2.14 | 2.49 | Italy |
| 1920s | -1.01 | -2.14 | 1.13 | Italy |
| 1930s | -2.43 | -1.71 | 0.7216 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | -1.12 | -2.09 | 0.9705 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | -2.08 | 3.09 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.05 | -1.52 | 2.57 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.43 | -1.36 | 2.79 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.4 | -1.71 | 4.12 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.4 | -0.4863 | 2.89 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.07 | -0.1633 | 2.23 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 0.3139 | 2.19 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 0.4157 | 1.43 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Italy or Madagascar?
- Italy, at 0.599 against 0.589 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Italy and Madagascar?
- 0.01, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Madagascar rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Italy ranks 84th and Madagascar ranks 86th 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.