Kazakhstan vs Qatar: Key media freedoms

Kazakhstan
-1.12
in 2025
Qatar
-1.11
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
141st
Qatar rank
140th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Qatar
-3-2-10190019622025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports -1.11 against -1.12 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 140th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Qatar Difference Ahead
1900s -0.912 -2.18 1.27 Kazakhstan
1910s -1.31 -2.18 0.8752 Kazakhstan
1920s -2.55 -2.18 0.37 Qatar
1930s -2.55 -2.18 0.37 Qatar
1940s -2.55 -2.18 0.37 Qatar
1950s -2.55 -1.46 1.09 Qatar
1960s -2.55 -1.46 1.09 Qatar
1970s -2.55 -1.46 1.09 Qatar
1980s -2.19 -1.46 0.7252 Qatar
1990s -0.2668 -1.46 1.2 Kazakhstan
2000s -0.7874 -0.827 0.0396 Kazakhstan
2010s -0.87 -0.9466 0.0766 Kazakhstan
2020s -1.1 -1.06 0.0392 Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Kazakhstan or Qatar?
Qatar, at -1.11 against -1.12 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Kazakhstan and Qatar?
0.01, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Qatar?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Qatar rank globally for key media freedoms?
Kazakhstan ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 140th 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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