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?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.