Mexico vs Sudan: Key media freedoms

Mexico
-0.582
in 2025
Sudan
-0.755
in 2025
Mexico rank
129th
Sudan rank
132nd

Key media freedoms over time

  • Mexico
  • Sudan
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports -0.582 against -0.755 in Sudan, a difference of 0.173.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.

Mexico ranks 129th and Sudan ranks 132nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sudan Difference Ahead
1900s -2.73 -0.668 2.06 Sudan
1910s -1.08 -0.668 0.4118 Sudan
1920s -1.31 -0.668 0.642 Sudan
1930s -1.22 -0.668 0.554 Sudan
1940s -1.25 -0.668 0.5832 Sudan
1950s -1.48 -0.5215 0.9559 Sudan
1960s -1.53 -0.8624 0.6636 Sudan
1970s 0 -1.78 1.78 Mexico
1980s 0 -0.9356 0.9356 Mexico
1990s 0.257 -1.72 1.97 Mexico
2000s 0.6744 -1.8 2.47 Mexico
2010s 0.7341 -1.89 2.63 Mexico
2020s -0.2427 -0.7135 0.4708 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Mexico or Sudan?
Mexico, at -0.582 against -0.755 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Mexico and Sudan?
0.173, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sudan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Sudan rank globally for key media freedoms?
Mexico ranks 129th and Sudan ranks 132nd 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.

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About this data

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