Jordan vs Zimbabwe: Key media freedoms
Jordan
-0.74
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-0.654
in 2025
Jordan rank
131st
Zimbabwe rank
130th
Key media freedoms over time
- Jordan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -0.654 against -0.74 in Jordan, a difference of 0.086.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Jordan ranks 131st and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -1.58 | 0.391 | 1.97 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | -1.58 | 0.391 | 1.97 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | -1.47 | 0.195 | 1.66 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | -1.3 | -0.0262 | 1.27 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -1.3 | -0.6941 | 0.6069 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -1.3 | -1.34 | 0.038 | Jordan |
| 1980s | -1.48 | 0.2228 | 1.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -0.7408 | -0.4985 | 0.2423 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -1.03 | -1.08 | 0.0463 | Jordan |
| 2010s | -0.9317 | -0.5123 | 0.4194 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -0.8323 | -0.532 | 0.3003 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Jordan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -0.654 against -0.74 in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Jordan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.086, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Zimbabwe?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Zimbabwe rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Jordan ranks 131st and Zimbabwe ranks 130th 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.