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
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?
- 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.