Italy vs Zambia: Key media freedoms
Italy
0.599
in 2025
Zambia
0.665
in 2025
Italy rank
84th
Zambia rank
81st
Key media freedoms over time
- Italy
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.665 against 0.599 in Italy, a difference of 0.066.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.338 | -0.172 | 0.51 | Italy |
| 1920s | -1.01 | -0.172 | 0.8422 | Zambia |
| 1930s | -2.43 | -0.172 | 2.26 | Zambia |
| 1940s | -1.12 | -0.3754 | 0.7421 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1 | -0.398 | 1.4 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.05 | -0.1491 | 1.2 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.43 | -0.8502 | 2.28 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.4 | -1.27 | 3.67 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 0.1321 | 2.27 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.07 | 0.4194 | 1.65 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.5 | -0.6945 | 3.19 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 0.4575 | 1.38 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Italy or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.665 against 0.599 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Italy and Zambia?
- 0.066, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Italy ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st 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.