Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Key media freedoms
Sudan
-0.755
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-0.654
in 2025
Sudan rank
132nd
Zimbabwe rank
130th
Key media freedoms over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -0.654 against -0.755 in Sudan, a difference of 0.101.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sudan ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 175 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.668 | 0.391 | 1.06 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | -0.668 | 0.391 | 1.06 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | -0.668 | 0.391 | 1.06 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | -0.668 | 0.391 | 1.06 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | -0.668 | 0.195 | 0.863 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | -0.5215 | -0.0262 | 0.4953 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -0.8624 | -0.6941 | 0.1683 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -1.78 | -1.34 | 0.442 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -0.9356 | 0.2228 | 1.16 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -1.72 | -0.4985 | 1.22 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -1.8 | -1.08 | 0.7187 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -1.89 | -0.5123 | 1.38 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -0.7135 | -0.532 | 0.1815 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -0.654 against -0.755 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.101, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Sudan ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th 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.