Papua New Guinea vs Slovakia: Press freedom

Papua New Guinea
2
in 2016
Slovakia
2
in 2016
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st

Press freedom over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Slovakia
00.511.52197919972016

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 2 1.29 0.7143 Papua New Guinea
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher press freedom, Papua New Guinea or Slovakia?
Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Slovakia as of 2016.
What is the difference in press freedom between Papua New Guinea and Slovakia?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Slovakia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Papua New Guinea and Slovakia rank globally for press freedom?
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Press freedom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Press freedom
Source
Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 6,417 data points, 1979–2016
Last refreshed

Based on the classification and data by Freedom House. It captures the legal, political, and economic environment of the press.