Kenya vs Latvia: Key media freedoms
Kenya
1.72
in 2025
Latvia
1.73
in 2025
Kenya rank
36th
Latvia rank
34th
Key media freedoms over time
- Kenya
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.73 against 1.72 in Kenya, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Latvia ahead.
Kenya ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 34th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.37 | -0.912 | 1.45 | Latvia |
| 1910s | -2.37 | -1.31 | 1.06 | Latvia |
| 1920s | -2.37 | 1.34 | 3.71 | Latvia |
| 1930s | -2.37 | 0.4603 | 2.83 | Latvia |
| 1940s | -1.98 | -2.55 | 0.5675 | Kenya |
| 1950s | -1.84 | -2.55 | 0.7093 | Kenya |
| 1960s | -1.23 | -2.55 | 1.33 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.965 | -2.55 | 1.59 | Kenya |
| 1980s | -1.58 | -2.19 | 0.6141 | Kenya |
| 1990s | -0.1374 | 2.38 | 2.51 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.6958 | 2.63 | 1.94 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 2.82 | 1.58 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.27 | 2.07 | 0.8033 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Kenya or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.73 against 1.72 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Kenya and Latvia?
- 0.01, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Latvia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Kenya ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 34th 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.