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