Key media freedoms in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Key media freedoms was -2.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-2.22
Change on year
down 54.5%
World rank
164th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.681
in 1991
All-time low
-2.55
in 1918
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key media freedoms in Tajikistan, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key media freedoms in Tajikistan is -2.22, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 54.5% on the previous year and down 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key media freedoms in Tajikistan peaked at 0.681 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.55, in 1918.
That places Tajikistan 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.912 | -0.912 | -0.912 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -2.55 | -0.912 | 10 |
| 1920s | -2.55 | -2.55 | -2.55 | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.55 | -2.55 | -2.55 | 10 |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -2.55 | -2.55 | 10 |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -2.55 | -2.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -2.55 | -2.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -2.55 | -2.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -2.55 | -1.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6908 | -1.68 | 0.681 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8766 | -0.999 | -0.542 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.24 | -1.74 | -0.925 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.04 | -2.37 | -1.44 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4,163 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.169 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.043 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.158 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.106 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.043 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key media freedoms in Tajikistan?
- Key media freedoms in Tajikistan was -2.22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key media freedoms recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.681 in 1991.
- What is the lowest key media freedoms recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.55 in 1918.
- How does Tajikistan rank for key media freedoms?
- Tajikistan ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key media freedoms rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key media freedoms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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