Kyrgyzstan vs Mali: Key media freedoms
Kyrgyzstan
-0.388
in 2025
Mali
-0.315
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
119th
Mali rank
117th
Key media freedoms over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports -0.315 against -0.388 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.073.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 119th and Mali ranks 117th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.912 | -1.1 | 0.19 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -1.1 | 0.2048 | Mali |
| 1920s | -2.55 | -1.1 | 1.45 | Mali |
| 1930s | -2.55 | -1.1 | 1.45 | Mali |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -1.1 | 1.46 | Mali |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -1.09 | 1.46 | Mali |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -0.0138 | 2.54 | Mali |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -0.652 | 1.9 | Mali |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -0.3112 | 1.88 | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.1126 | 2.02 | 1.91 | Mali |
| 2000s | -0.6864 | 2.4 | 3.09 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.7449 | 1.83 | 1.08 | Mali |
| 2020s | -0.0633 | -0.0688 | 0.0055 | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Kyrgyzstan or Mali?
- Mali, at -0.315 against -0.388 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Kyrgyzstan and Mali?
- 0.073, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Mali?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Mali rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 119th and Mali ranks 117th 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.