Somalia vs Tanzania: Key media freedoms
Somalia
-1.2
in 2025
Tanzania
-1.16
in 2025
Somalia rank
143rd
Tanzania rank
142nd
Key media freedoms over time
- Somalia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -1.16 against -1.2 in Somalia, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 143rd and Tanzania ranks 142nd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.195 | -1.19 | 1.39 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.195 | -1.08 | 1.28 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.195 | -1.19 | 1.39 | Somalia |
| 1940s | -0.8435 | -1.19 | 0.3505 | Somalia |
| 1950s | -0.425 | -1.19 | 0.769 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1.51 | -0.7602 | 2.27 | Somalia |
| 1970s | -2.29 | -0.863 | 1.43 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | -1.91 | -0.6565 | 1.26 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | -1.44 | -0.2352 | 1.2 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -1.09 | -0.261 | 0.828 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -0.8889 | -0.5675 | 0.3214 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | -1.27 | -1 | 0.261 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Somalia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at -1.16 against -1.2 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Somalia and Tanzania?
- 0.04, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Somalia ranks 143rd and Tanzania ranks 142nd 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.