Slovakia vs United States: Key media freedoms
Slovakia
0.881
in 2025
United States
0.875
in 2025
Slovakia rank
71st
United States rank
72nd
Key media freedoms over time
- Slovakia
- United States
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.881 against 0.875 in United States, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Slovakia ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.13 | 0.929 | 1.06 | United States |
| 1910s | -0.0155 | 0.7313 | 0.7468 | United States |
| 1920s | 1.16 | 0.877 | 0.2844 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0.6092 | 1.33 | 0.7162 | United States |
| 1940s | -1.19 | 0.5827 | 1.77 | United States |
| 1950s | -2.39 | 1.12 | 3.51 | United States |
| 1960s | -1.86 | 1.83 | 3.68 | United States |
| 1970s | -2.11 | 1.87 | 3.98 | United States |
| 1980s | -2.1 | 2.45 | 4.55 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 2.49 | 0.6833 | United States |
| 2000s | 2.19 | 2.66 | 0.4645 | United States |
| 2010s | 2.01 | 2.52 | 0.5156 | United States |
| 2020s | 1.62 | 2.22 | 0.6043 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Slovakia or United States?
- Slovakia, at 0.881 against 0.875 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Slovakia and United States?
- 0.006, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and United States rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Slovakia ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd 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.