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?
- 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.