Kuwait vs Liberia: Key media freedoms
Kuwait
0.431
in 2025
Liberia
0.544
in 2025
Kuwait rank
93rd
Liberia rank
90th
Key media freedoms over time
- Kuwait
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.544 against 0.431 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.113.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 93rd and Liberia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 11 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.438 | -0.954 | 1.39 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.438 | -0.954 | 1.39 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.438 | -0.954 | 1.39 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.438 | -0.954 | 1.39 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.438 | -0.954 | 1.39 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.494 | -1.42 | 1.92 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.578 | -1.67 | 2.25 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.6641 | -0.5646 | 1.23 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.4798 | -2.12 | 2.6 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.5024 | -0.3753 | 0.8777 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.6649 | 0.3464 | 0.3185 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.6558 | 0.8226 | 0.1668 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.4712 | 0.544 | 0.0728 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.544 against 0.431 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Kuwait and Liberia?
- 0.113, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Kuwait ranks 93rd and Liberia ranks 90th 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.