Mali vs Morocco: Key media freedoms

Mali
-0.315
in 2025
Morocco
-0.275
in 2025
Mali rank
117th
Morocco rank
115th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Mali
  • Morocco
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Morocco currently reports -0.275 against -0.315 in Mali, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 117th and Morocco ranks 115th of 175 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Morocco Difference Ahead
1910s -1.1 -2.34 1.24 Mali
1920s -1.1 -2.34 1.24 Mali
1930s -1.1 -2.34 1.24 Mali
1940s -1.1 -2.34 1.25 Mali
1950s -1.09 -1.76 0.6737 Mali
1960s -0.0138 -1.21 1.2 Mali
1970s -0.652 -1.86 1.21 Mali
1980s -0.3112 -1.84 1.53 Mali
1990s 2.02 -1.09 3.11 Mali
2000s 2.4 -0.447 2.85 Mali
2010s 1.83 -0.5498 2.38 Mali
2020s -0.0688 -0.2853 0.2165 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Mali or Morocco?
Morocco, at -0.275 against -0.315 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Mali and Morocco?
0.04, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Morocco?
114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
How do Mali and Morocco rank globally for key media freedoms?
Mali ranks 117th and Morocco ranks 115th 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

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.