Japan vs Malta: Key media freedoms
Japan
1.43
in 2025
Malta
1.36
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Malta rank
46th
Key media freedoms over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.43 against 1.36 in Malta, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Malta ranks 46th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.452 | 1.2 | 1.65 | Malta |
| 1910s | -0.452 | 1.2 | 1.65 | Malta |
| 1920s | -0.662 | 1.2 | 1.86 | Malta |
| 1930s | -1.49 | 1.2 | 2.69 | Malta |
| 1940s | -0.798 | 1.2 | 2 | Malta |
| 1950s | 1.96 | 1.2 | 0.7606 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.29 | 0.6055 | 1.69 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.45 | 0.011 | 2.44 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.45 | 0.6485 | 1.81 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.29 | 2.14 | 0.159 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.31 | 2.08 | 0.2279 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.67 | 0.1976 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.46 | 1.37 | 0.089 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 1.43 against 1.36 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Japan and Malta?
- 0.07, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Japan ranks 44th and Malta ranks 46th 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.