Russia vs Tajikistan: Key media freedoms
Russia
-2.22
in 2025
Tajikistan
-2.22
in 2025
Russia rank
165th
Tajikistan rank
164th
Key media freedoms over time
- Russia
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports -2.22 against -2.22 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Russia ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 164th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.912 | -0.912 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -1.31 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -2.19 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.331 | -0.6908 | 1.02 | Russia |
| 2000s | -0.448 | -0.8766 | 0.4286 | Russia |
| 2010s | -1.14 | -1.24 | 0.1025 | Russia |
| 2020s | -2.1 | -2.04 | 0.0617 | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Russia or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at -2.22 against -2.22 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Russia and Tajikistan?
- 0, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Tajikistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Tajikistan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Russia ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 164th 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.