Serbia vs Türkiye: Key media freedoms

Serbia
-1.94
in 2025
Türkiye
-2
in 2025
Serbia rank
157th
Türkiye rank
159th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Serbia
  • Türkiye
-3-2-101183519302025

How they compare

Serbia currently reports -1.94 against -2 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 157th and Türkiye ranks 159th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1900s -0.9507 -1.66 0.7067 Serbia
1910s -1.06 -0.8722 0.1906 Türkiye
1920s -1.48 -0.9657 0.5114 Türkiye
1930s -2.01 -1.18 0.8338 Türkiye
1940s -2.1 -1.18 0.9223 Türkiye
1950s -1.75 -0.1037 1.64 Türkiye
1960s -1.75 0.7224 2.47 Türkiye
1970s -1.75 0.7393 2.49 Türkiye
1980s -1.75 -0.0439 1.7 Türkiye
1990s -1.62 0.459 2.08 Türkiye
2000s -0.0676 0.5202 0.5878 Türkiye
2010s -1.03 -0.5752 0.4507 Türkiye
2020s -1.8 -1.74 0.0595 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Serbia or Türkiye?
Serbia, at -1.94 against -2 in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Serbia and Türkiye?
0.06, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Türkiye?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Serbia and Türkiye rank globally for key media freedoms?
Serbia ranks 157th and Türkiye ranks 159th 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