Turkey vs Venezuela: Key media freedoms
Turkey
-2
in 2025
Venezuela
-2.04
in 2025
Turkey rank
159th
Venezuela rank
160th
Key media freedoms over time
- Turkey
- Venezuela
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -2 against -2.04 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 159th and Venezuela ranks 160th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 8 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.66 | -2.08 | 0.4176 | Turkey |
| 1910s | -0.8722 | -2.08 | 1.2 | Turkey |
| 1920s | -0.9657 | -2.08 | 1.11 | Turkey |
| 1930s | -1.18 | -1.63 | 0.4543 | Turkey |
| 1940s | -1.18 | -0.1151 | 1.06 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | -0.1037 | -2.1 | 2 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.7224 | 0.9614 | 0.239 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.7393 | 1.12 | 0.3787 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -0.0439 | 1.1 | 1.14 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.459 | 1.25 | 0.7927 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.5202 | -0.1992 | 0.7194 | Turkey |
| 2010s | -0.5752 | -1.45 | 0.8751 | Turkey |
| 2020s | -1.74 | -2.3 | 0.561 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Turkey or Venezuela?
- Turkey, at -2 against -2.04 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Turkey and Venezuela?
- 0.04, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Venezuela rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Turkey ranks 159th and Venezuela ranks 160th 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.