Key media freedoms in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Key media freedoms was -0.914 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-0.914
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
134th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.914
in 2025
All-time low
-3.07
in 1995
Years of data
105
1921–2025
Key media freedoms in Uzbekistan, 1921–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key media freedoms in Uzbekistan stood at -0.914. That is the highest value across all 105 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.0% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key media freedoms in Uzbekistan peaked at -0.914 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3.07, in 1995.
Uzbekistan ranks 134th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 105 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -2.55 | -2.55 | -2.55 | 9 |
| 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 | -2.56 | -3.07 | -1.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.07 | -3.07 | -3.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.23 | -3.07 | -1.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.35 | -1.49 | -0.914 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More social development data for Uzbekistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,164 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.369 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.079 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.218 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.149 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.234 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.082 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key media freedoms in Uzbekistan?
- Key media freedoms in Uzbekistan was -0.914 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key media freedoms recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.914 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key media freedoms recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.07 in 1995.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for key media freedoms?
- Uzbekistan ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key media freedoms rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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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