Qatar vs Tanzania: Key media freedoms

Qatar
-1.11
in 2025
Tanzania
-1.16
in 2025
Qatar rank
140th
Tanzania rank
142nd

Key media freedoms over time

  • Qatar
  • Tanzania
-2-1.5-1-0.50190019622025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports -1.11 against -1.16 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Tanzania ahead.

Qatar ranks 140th and Tanzania ranks 142nd of 175 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1910s -2.18 -1.19 0.989 Tanzania
1920s -2.18 -1.08 1.1 Tanzania
1930s -2.18 -1.19 0.988 Tanzania
1940s -2.18 -1.19 0.988 Tanzania
1950s -1.46 -1.19 0.27 Tanzania
1960s -1.46 -0.7602 0.7038 Tanzania
1970s -1.46 -0.863 0.601 Tanzania
1980s -1.46 -0.6565 0.8075 Tanzania
1990s -1.46 -0.2352 1.23 Tanzania
2000s -0.827 -0.261 0.566 Tanzania
2010s -0.9466 -0.5675 0.3791 Tanzania
2020s -1.06 -1 0.054 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Qatar or Tanzania?
Qatar, at -1.11 against -1.16 in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Qatar and Tanzania?
0.05, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Tanzania?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Tanzania rank globally for key media freedoms?
Qatar ranks 140th and Tanzania ranks 142nd 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