Korea vs Sri Lanka: Key media freedoms
Korea
1.87
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.96
in 2025
Korea rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Key media freedoms over time
- Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.96 against 1.87 in Korea, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Korea ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.47 | 0.276 | 2.74 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | -2.79 | 0.276 | 3.07 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | -2.79 | 0.276 | 3.07 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | -2.79 | 0.9636 | 3.76 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | -1.99 | 0.9988 | 2.99 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -0.797 | 0.6792 | 1.48 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -0.9994 | 0.685 | 1.68 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -1.87 | -0.4895 | 1.38 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.443 | -0.8146 | 0.3716 | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.88 | -1.07 | 2.95 | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.19 | -1.21 | 3.39 | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.27 | -0.1452 | 1.41 | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.49 | 1.1 | 0.393 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.96 against 1.87 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.09, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Korea ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th 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.