Mauritania vs Philippines: Key media freedoms
Mauritania
0.683
in 2025
Philippines
0.712
in 2025
Mauritania rank
80th
Philippines rank
79th
Key media freedoms over time
- Mauritania
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.712 against 0.683 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.029.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 80th and Philippines ranks 79th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.052 | -0.133 | 0.081 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | -0.052 | -0.029 | 0.023 | Philippines |
| 1920s | -0.052 | -0.029 | 0.023 | Philippines |
| 1930s | -0.052 | 0.201 | 0.253 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.2655 | 0.0666 | 0.1989 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.583 | 0.647 | 0.064 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.238 | 0.647 | 0.409 | Philippines |
| 1970s | -0.1279 | -1.08 | 0.9561 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -1.81 | -0.5417 | 1.27 | Philippines |
| 1990s | -0.2617 | 1.93 | 2.19 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.4772 | 1.52 | 1.04 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.56 | 0.5165 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.835 | 0.365 | 0.47 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Mauritania or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.712 against 0.683 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Mauritania and Philippines?
- 0.029, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Philippines?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Philippines rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Mauritania ranks 80th and Philippines ranks 79th 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.