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?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.