Maldives vs Romania: Key media freedoms

Maldives
1.21
in 2025
Romania
1.25
in 2025
Maldives rank
58th
Romania rank
56th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Maldives
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.25 against 1.21 in Maldives, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.

Maldives ranks 58th and Romania ranks 56th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Romania Difference Ahead
1900s -0.264 0.4323 0.6963 Romania
1910s -0.264 0.2376 0.5016 Romania
1920s -0.264 0.45 0.714 Romania
1930s -0.354 -0.0118 0.3422 Romania
1940s -0.414 -1.35 0.9314 Maldives
1950s -0.414 -2.29 1.88 Maldives
1960s -0.414 -2.4 1.98 Maldives
1970s -0.6868 -2.65 1.96 Maldives
1980s -1.78 -2.65 0.868 Maldives
1990s -1.7 0.4473 2.15 Romania
2000s -0.6872 1 1.69 Romania
2010s 0.2004 1.33 1.13 Romania
2020s 1.09 1.26 0.1682 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Maldives or Romania?
Romania, at 1.25 against 1.21 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Maldives and Romania?
0.04, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Romania?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Romania rank globally for key media freedoms?
Maldives ranks 58th and Romania ranks 56th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed