Kazakhstan vs Oman: Key media freedoms

Kazakhstan
-1.12
in 2025
Oman
-1.02
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
141st
Oman rank
139th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Oman
-3-2-10190019622025

How they compare

Oman currently reports -1.02 against -1.12 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 141st and Oman ranks 139th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 9 and Oman in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Oman Difference Ahead
1900s -0.912 -2.65 1.73 Kazakhstan
1910s -1.31 -2.58 1.27 Kazakhstan
1920s -2.55 -2.45 0.0999 Oman
1930s -2.55 -2.65 0.102 Kazakhstan
1940s -2.55 -2.65 0.102 Kazakhstan
1950s -2.55 -2.65 0.102 Kazakhstan
1960s -2.55 -2.65 0.102 Kazakhstan
1970s -2.55 -2.11 0.4396 Oman
1980s -2.19 -1.97 0.215 Oman
1990s -0.2668 -1.95 1.68 Kazakhstan
2000s -0.7874 -1.95 1.16 Kazakhstan
2010s -0.87 -1.36 0.4879 Kazakhstan
2020s -1.1 -1.02 0.0755 Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Kazakhstan or Oman?
Oman, at -1.02 against -1.12 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Kazakhstan and Oman?
0.1, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Oman?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Oman rank globally for key media freedoms?
Kazakhstan ranks 141st and Oman ranks 139th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
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