Japan vs Paraguay: Key media freedoms
Japan
1.43
in 2025
Paraguay
1.55
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Paraguay rank
41st
Key media freedoms over time
- Japan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.55 against 1.43 in Japan, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Paraguay ranks 41st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.452 | 0.231 | 0.683 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | -0.452 | 0.231 | 0.683 | Paraguay |
| 1920s | -0.662 | 0.231 | 0.893 | Paraguay |
| 1930s | -1.49 | 0.231 | 1.72 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | -0.798 | 0.009 | 0.807 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 1.96 | -1.24 | 3.2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.29 | -2.24 | 4.53 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.45 | -2.24 | 4.69 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.45 | -2.24 | 4.69 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.29 | 0.784 | 1.51 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.31 | 1.26 | 1.05 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.64 | 0.2344 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.46 | 1.55 | 0.0857 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Japan or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.55 against 1.43 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Japan and Paraguay?
- 0.12, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Japan ranks 44th and Paraguay ranks 41st 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.