Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Key media freedoms
Lesotho
1.05
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.02
in 2025
Lesotho rank
64th
Papua New Guinea rank
65th
Key media freedoms over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.05 against 1.02 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 175 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.68 | 1.04 | 2.73 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | -1.68 | 1.04 | 2.73 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | -1.68 | 1.04 | 2.73 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | -1.68 | 1.04 | 2.73 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | -1.68 | 1.04 | 2.73 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | -1.68 | 1.04 | 2.73 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | -1.23 | 1.04 | 2.28 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -1.2 | 1.51 | 2.71 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -0.8395 | 1.11 | 1.95 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5163 | 1.11 | 0.5947 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7101 | 1.11 | 0.4009 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5378 | 1.07 | 0.5342 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.9138 | 1.02 | 0.1102 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 1.05 against 1.02 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.03, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Lesotho ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th 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.