Mexico vs Uganda: Key media freedoms

Mexico
-0.582
in 2025
Uganda
-0.579
in 2025
Mexico rank
129th
Uganda rank
128th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Mexico
  • Uganda
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -0.579 against -0.582 in Mexico, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.

Mexico ranks 129th and Uganda ranks 128th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uganda Difference Ahead
1900s -2.73 -1.07 1.66 Uganda
1910s -1.08 -1.07 0.0098 Uganda
1920s -1.31 -1.07 0.24 Uganda
1930s -1.22 -1.07 0.152 Uganda
1940s -1.25 -1.09 0.1619 Uganda
1950s -1.48 -1.26 0.2144 Uganda
1960s -1.53 -0.5579 0.9681 Uganda
1970s 0 -1.88 1.88 Mexico
1980s 0 -0.9106 0.9106 Mexico
1990s 0.257 0.4561 0.1991 Uganda
2000s 0.6744 -0.2588 0.9332 Mexico
2010s 0.7341 -0.5043 1.24 Mexico
2020s -0.2427 -0.609 0.3663 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Mexico or Uganda?
Uganda, at -0.579 against -0.582 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Mexico and Uganda?
0.003, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uganda?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Uganda rank globally for key media freedoms?
Mexico ranks 129th and Uganda ranks 128th 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.