Malawi vs Senegal: Key media freedoms
Malawi
0.426
in 2025
Senegal
0.392
in 2025
Malawi rank
94th
Senegal rank
95th
Key media freedoms over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.426 against 0.392 in Senegal, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.
Malawi ranks 94th and Senegal ranks 95th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.74 | 0.61 | 3.35 | Senegal |
| 1910s | -2.74 | 0.61 | 3.35 | Senegal |
| 1920s | -2.74 | 0.61 | 3.35 | Senegal |
| 1930s | -2.74 | 0.61 | 3.35 | Senegal |
| 1940s | -2.74 | 0.2955 | 3.04 | Senegal |
| 1950s | -2.74 | 0.262 | 3.01 | Senegal |
| 1960s | -2.42 | 0.1486 | 2.57 | Senegal |
| 1970s | -2.73 | 0.136 | 2.87 | Senegal |
| 1980s | -2.73 | 0.03 | 2.76 | Senegal |
| 1990s | -0.6634 | 0.177 | 0.8404 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.776 | 0.7306 | 0.0454 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.9238 | 1.93 | 1.01 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.8825 | 1.34 | 0.456 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Malawi or Senegal?
- Malawi, at 0.426 against 0.392 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Malawi and Senegal?
- 0.034, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Malawi ranks 94th and Senegal ranks 95th 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.