Maldives vs Spain: Key media freedoms
Maldives
1.21
in 2025
Spain
1.17
in 2025
Maldives rank
58th
Spain rank
60th
Key media freedoms over time
- Maldives
- Spain
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.21 against 1.17 in Spain, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.
Maldives ranks 58th and Spain ranks 60th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.264 | 0.005 | 0.269 | Spain |
| 1910s | -0.264 | 0.005 | 0.269 | Spain |
| 1920s | -0.264 | -1.82 | 1.56 | Maldives |
| 1930s | -0.354 | 0.2353 | 0.5893 | Spain |
| 1940s | -0.414 | -2.34 | 1.93 | Maldives |
| 1950s | -0.414 | -2.34 | 1.93 | Maldives |
| 1960s | -0.414 | -2.25 | 1.84 | Maldives |
| 1970s | -0.6868 | -1.23 | 0.5406 | Maldives |
| 1980s | -1.78 | 2.05 | 3.83 | Spain |
| 1990s | -1.7 | 2.05 | 3.75 | Spain |
| 2000s | -0.6872 | 2.05 | 2.74 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2004 | 2.07 | 1.87 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.74 | 0.6482 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Maldives or Spain?
- Maldives, at 1.21 against 1.17 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Maldives and Spain?
- 0.04, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Spain?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Spain rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Maldives ranks 58th and Spain ranks 60th 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.