Panama vs Slovakia: Key media freedoms
Panama
0.827
in 2025
Slovakia
0.881
in 2025
Panama rank
73rd
Slovakia rank
71st
Key media freedoms over time
- Panama
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.881 against 0.827 in Panama, a difference of 0.054.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 73rd and Slovakia ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.312 | -0.13 | 0.442 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.312 | -0.0155 | 0.3275 | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.312 | 1.16 | 0.8494 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0.312 | 0.6092 | 0.2972 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0.312 | -1.19 | 1.5 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.312 | -2.39 | 2.7 | Panama |
| 1960s | -0.2844 | -1.86 | 1.57 | Panama |
| 1970s | -2.49 | -2.11 | 0.376 | Slovakia |
| 1980s | -2.49 | -2.1 | 0.3831 | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.58 | 1.81 | 0.2284 | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 2.19 | 0.7128 | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 2.01 | 0.7897 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.7443 | 1.62 | 0.8758 | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Panama or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.881 against 0.827 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Panama and Slovakia?
- 0.054, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Slovakia?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Slovakia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Panama ranks 73rd and Slovakia ranks 71st 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.