Kuwait vs Senegal: Key media freedoms

Kuwait
0.431
in 2025
Senegal
0.392
in 2025
Kuwait rank
93rd
Senegal rank
95th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Kuwait
  • Senegal
0123190019622025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.431 against 0.392 in Senegal, a difference of 0.039.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.

Kuwait ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 95th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 0.438 0.61 0.172 Senegal
1910s 0.438 0.61 0.172 Senegal
1920s 0.438 0.61 0.172 Senegal
1930s 0.438 0.61 0.172 Senegal
1940s 0.438 0.2955 0.1425 Kuwait
1950s 0.494 0.262 0.232 Kuwait
1960s 0.578 0.1486 0.4294 Kuwait
1970s 0.6641 0.136 0.5281 Kuwait
1980s 0.4798 0.03 0.4498 Kuwait
1990s 0.5024 0.177 0.3254 Kuwait
2000s 0.6649 0.7306 0.0657 Senegal
2010s 0.6558 1.93 1.28 Senegal
2020s 0.4712 1.34 0.8673 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Kuwait or Senegal?
Kuwait, at 0.431 against 0.392 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Kuwait and Senegal?
0.039, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Senegal rank globally for key media freedoms?
Kuwait ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 95th 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

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.