Kyrgyzstan vs Moldova: Key media freedoms
Kyrgyzstan
-0.388
in 2025
Moldova
-0.434
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
119th
Moldova rank
122nd
Key media freedoms over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Moldova
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports -0.388 against -0.434 in Moldova, a difference of 0.046.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Moldova ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 119th and Moldova ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.912 | -0.912 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -1.31 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -2.19 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.1126 | 0.3779 | 0.2653 | Moldova |
| 2000s | -0.6864 | 0.2596 | 0.946 | Moldova |
| 2010s | 0.7449 | 0.8286 | 0.0837 | Moldova |
| 2020s | -0.0633 | 0.6723 | 0.7357 | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Kyrgyzstan or Moldova?
- Kyrgyzstan, at -0.388 against -0.434 in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Kyrgyzstan and Moldova?
- 0.046, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Moldova?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Moldova rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 119th and Moldova ranks 122nd 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.
Individual pages
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.