Lebanon vs Malawi: Key media freedoms
Lebanon
0.291
in 2025
Malawi
0.426
in 2025
Lebanon rank
97th
Malawi rank
94th
Key media freedoms over time
- Lebanon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.426 against 0.291 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.135.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 97th and Malawi ranks 94th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 9 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.602 | -2.74 | 3.35 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 0.602 | -2.74 | 3.35 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.602 | -2.74 | 3.35 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.241 | -2.74 | 2.99 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.241 | -2.74 | 2.99 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 0.241 | -2.42 | 2.66 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.241 | -2.73 | 2.97 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.241 | -2.73 | 2.97 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.2414 | -0.6634 | 0.9048 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.3689 | 0.776 | 0.4071 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.4544 | 0.9238 | 0.4694 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.3855 | 0.8825 | 0.497 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Lebanon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.426 against 0.291 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Lebanon and Malawi?
- 0.135, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Malawi?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Malawi rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Lebanon ranks 97th and Malawi ranks 94th 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.