Maldives vs East Timor: Key media freedoms
Maldives
1.21
in 2025
East Timor
1.19
in 2025
Maldives rank
58th
East Timor rank
59th
Key media freedoms over time
- Maldives
- East Timor
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.21 against 1.19 in East Timor, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 58th and East Timor ranks 59th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 11 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.264 | -2.23 | 1.96 | Maldives |
| 1910s | -0.264 | -2.23 | 1.96 | Maldives |
| 1920s | -0.264 | -2.23 | 1.96 | Maldives |
| 1930s | -0.354 | -2.23 | 1.87 | Maldives |
| 1940s | -0.414 | -2.23 | 1.81 | Maldives |
| 1950s | -0.414 | -2.23 | 1.81 | Maldives |
| 1960s | -0.414 | -2.23 | 1.81 | Maldives |
| 1970s | -0.6868 | -2.23 | 1.54 | Maldives |
| 1980s | -1.78 | -2.23 | 0.449 | Maldives |
| 1990s | -1.7 | -2.23 | 0.5293 | Maldives |
| 2000s | -0.6872 | 1.11 | 1.8 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.2004 | 1.01 | 0.8076 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 0.9632 | 0.1302 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Maldives or East Timor?
- Maldives, at 1.21 against 1.19 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Maldives and East Timor?
- 0.02, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and East Timor rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Maldives ranks 58th and East Timor ranks 59th 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.