Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Key media freedoms
Sierra Leone
1.87
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.96
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Key media freedoms over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.96 against 1.87 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.598 | 0.276 | 0.874 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | -0.598 | 0.276 | 0.874 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | -0.598 | 0.276 | 0.874 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | -0.598 | 0.9636 | 1.56 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | -0.598 | 0.9988 | 1.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -0.4279 | 0.6792 | 1.11 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -0.1946 | 0.685 | 0.8796 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.5334 | -0.4895 | 0.0439 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.3914 | -0.8146 | 0.4232 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1097 | -1.07 | 1.18 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.35 | -1.21 | 2.56 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.43 | -0.1452 | 1.58 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.1 | 0.7818 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.96 against 1.87 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 0.09, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Sierra Leone ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th 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.