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
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.