Madagascar vs Seychelles: Key media freedoms
Madagascar
0.589
in 2025
Seychelles
0.575
in 2025
Madagascar rank
86th
Seychelles rank
87th
Key media freedoms over time
- Madagascar
- Seychelles
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.589 against 0.575 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.
Madagascar ranks 86th and Seychelles ranks 87th of 175 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.14 | -1.13 | 1.01 | Seychelles |
| 1910s | -2.14 | -1.13 | 1.01 | Seychelles |
| 1920s | -2.14 | -1.13 | 1.01 | Seychelles |
| 1930s | -1.71 | -1.13 | 0.5844 | Seychelles |
| 1940s | -2.09 | -1.13 | 0.961 | Seychelles |
| 1950s | -2.08 | -1.13 | 0.9547 | Seychelles |
| 1960s | -1.52 | -1.13 | 0.396 | Seychelles |
| 1970s | -1.36 | -1.14 | 0.2232 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | -1.71 | -1.11 | 0.6067 | Seychelles |
| 1990s | -0.4863 | -0.1156 | 0.3707 | Seychelles |
| 2000s | -0.1633 | 0.1775 | 0.3408 | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.3139 | 0.5387 | 0.2248 | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.4157 | 0.575 | 0.1593 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Madagascar or Seychelles?
- Madagascar, at 0.589 against 0.575 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Madagascar and Seychelles?
- 0.014, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Seychelles rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Madagascar ranks 86th and Seychelles ranks 87th 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.