Spain vs East Timor: Key media freedoms
Spain
1.17
in 2025
East Timor
1.19
in 2025
Spain rank
60th
East Timor rank
59th
Key media freedoms over time
- Spain
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.19 against 1.17 in Spain, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 60th and East Timor ranks 59th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.005 | -2.23 | 2.23 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.005 | -2.23 | 2.23 | Spain |
| 1920s | -1.82 | -2.23 | 0.4073 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.2353 | -2.23 | 2.46 | Spain |
| 1940s | -2.34 | -2.23 | 0.113 | East Timor |
| 1950s | -2.34 | -2.23 | 0.113 | East Timor |
| 1960s | -2.25 | -2.23 | 0.0259 | East Timor |
| 1970s | -1.23 | -2.23 | 0.9996 | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.05 | -2.23 | 4.28 | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.05 | -2.23 | 4.28 | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.11 | 0.9407 | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 1.01 | 1.06 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.74 | 0.9632 | 0.7783 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Spain or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 1.19 against 1.17 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Spain and East Timor?
- 0.02, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Spain and East Timor rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Spain ranks 60th and East Timor ranks 59th 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.