Thailand vs Uganda: Key media freedoms
Thailand
-0.505
in 2025
Uganda
-0.579
in 2025
Thailand rank
125th
Uganda rank
128th
Key media freedoms over time
- Thailand
- Uganda
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -0.505 against -0.579 in Uganda, a difference of 0.074.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Thailand ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 128th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.63 | -1.07 | 0.5616 | Uganda |
| 1910s | -2.07 | -1.07 | 0.999 | Uganda |
| 1920s | -2.07 | -1.07 | 0.999 | Uganda |
| 1930s | -2.07 | -1.07 | 0.999 | Uganda |
| 1940s | -2.07 | -1.09 | 0.9797 | Uganda |
| 1950s | -1.71 | -1.26 | 0.4504 | Uganda |
| 1960s | -1.38 | -0.5579 | 0.8231 | Uganda |
| 1970s | -1.36 | -1.88 | 0.5189 | Thailand |
| 1980s | -1.27 | -0.9106 | 0.3554 | Uganda |
| 1990s | -0.6555 | 0.4561 | 1.11 | Uganda |
| 2000s | -0.6511 | -0.2588 | 0.3923 | Uganda |
| 2010s | -1.31 | -0.5043 | 0.8019 | Uganda |
| 2020s | -0.5325 | -0.609 | 0.0765 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Thailand or Uganda?
- Thailand, at -0.505 against -0.579 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Thailand and Uganda?
- 0.074, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Uganda rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Thailand ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 128th 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.