Lao People's Democratic Republic vs United Arab Emirates: Key media freedoms

Lao People's Democratic Republic
-1.48
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
-1.69
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
148th
United Arab Emirates rank
150th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • United Arab Emirates
-3-2-10190019622025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports -1.48 against -1.69 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.21.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s -1.34 -2.36 1.02 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s -2.25 -2.56 0.306 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s -2.25 -1.74 0.5168 United Arab Emirates
2000s -2.25 -1.06 1.2 United Arab Emirates
2010s -2.38 -1.18 1.2 United Arab Emirates
2020s -1.48 -1.64 0.1607 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Lao People's Democratic Republic or United Arab Emirates?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at -1.48 against -1.69 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Lao People's Democratic Republic and United Arab Emirates?
0.21, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and United Arab Emirates rank globally for key media freedoms?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th 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.

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About this data

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