Maldives vs Taiwan: Key media freedoms
Maldives
1.21
in 2025
Taiwan
1.12
in 2025
Maldives rank
58th
Taiwan rank
61st
Key media freedoms over time
- Maldives
- Taiwan
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.21 against 1.12 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 61st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.264 | -0.907 | 0.643 | Maldives |
| 1910s | -0.264 | -0.907 | 0.643 | Maldives |
| 1920s | -0.264 | -0.907 | 0.643 | Maldives |
| 1930s | -0.354 | -0.907 | 0.553 | Maldives |
| 1940s | -0.414 | -1.14 | 0.7285 | Maldives |
| 1950s | -0.414 | -2.67 | 2.25 | Maldives |
| 1960s | -0.414 | -1.61 | 1.2 | Maldives |
| 1970s | -0.6868 | -1.17 | 0.4852 | Maldives |
| 1980s | -1.78 | -0.5677 | 1.21 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | -1.7 | 0.481 | 2.18 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | -0.6872 | 1.8 | 2.49 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.2004 | 1.98 | 1.77 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 0.0293 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Maldives or Taiwan?
- Maldives, at 1.21 against 1.12 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Maldives and Taiwan?
- 0.09, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Taiwan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Maldives ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 61st 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.