Pakistan vs Singapore: Key media freedoms
Pakistan
-0.164
in 2025
Singapore
-0.183
in 2025
Pakistan rank
112th
Singapore rank
113th
Key media freedoms over time
- Pakistan
- Singapore
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -0.164 against -0.183 in Singapore, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
Pakistan ranks 112th and Singapore ranks 113th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.629 | 0.091 | 0.72 | Singapore |
| 1910s | -0.629 | 0.091 | 0.72 | Singapore |
| 1920s | -0.629 | 0.091 | 0.72 | Singapore |
| 1930s | -0.616 | 0.091 | 0.707 | Singapore |
| 1940s | -0.3325 | 0.091 | 0.4235 | Singapore |
| 1950s | -0.3884 | 0.091 | 0.4794 | Singapore |
| 1960s | -0.774 | 0.206 | 0.98 | Singapore |
| 1970s | -0.293 | -0.171 | 0.122 | Singapore |
| 1980s | -0.718 | -0.171 | 0.547 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.9753 | 0.004 | 0.9713 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.0065 | 1.12 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.8668 | -0.1761 | 1.04 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.0945 | -0.3863 | 0.4808 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Pakistan or Singapore?
- Pakistan, at -0.164 against -0.183 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Pakistan and Singapore?
- 0.019, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Singapore rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Pakistan ranks 112th and Singapore ranks 113th 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.