Japan vs Solomon Islands: Key media freedoms
Japan
1.43
in 2025
Solomon Islands
1.52
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Solomon Islands rank
42nd
Key media freedoms over time
- Japan
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 1.52 against 1.43 in Japan, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Solomon Islands ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.452 | -0.376 | 0.076 | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | -0.452 | -0.376 | 0.076 | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | -0.662 | -0.376 | 0.286 | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | -1.49 | -0.376 | 1.11 | Solomon Islands |
| 1940s | -0.798 | -0.376 | 0.422 | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 1.96 | -0.376 | 2.34 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.29 | -0.168 | 2.46 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.45 | 0.5304 | 1.92 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.45 | 1.66 | 0.798 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.29 | 1.66 | 0.639 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.31 | 1.66 | 0.6529 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.66 | 0.2144 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.46 | 1.37 | 0.0958 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Japan or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 1.52 against 1.43 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Japan and Solomon Islands?
- 0.09, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Solomon Islands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Solomon Islands rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Japan ranks 44th and Solomon Islands ranks 42nd 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.