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⢀⣠⣴⣦⣄⡸⠉ ⡄⠖⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣄⠇⢻
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RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.
Compiled by Reporters Without Borders. Support their work at rsf.org
Press Freedom Ranking (181 countries, free -> censored)
+ #1 Finland 91.4 Good
+ #2 Netherlands 91.2 Good
+ #3 Norway 91.2 Good
+ #4 Denmark 91.1 Good
+ #5 New Zealand 90.0 Good
+ #6 Costa Rica 88.9 Good
+ #7 Switzerland 88.2 Good
+ #8 Sweden 87.7 Good
+ #9 Ireland 87.6 Good
+ #10 Jamaica 87.5 Good
+ #11 Austria 86.8 Good
+ #12 Slovakia 86.7 Good
+ #13 Belgium 85.8 Good
+ #14 Estonia 85.7 Good
+ #15 Luxembourg 85.6 Good
+ #16 Germany 85.2 Good
+ #17 Namibia 84.8 Satisfactory
+ #18 Canada 84.7 Satisfactory
+ #19 Iceland 84.7 Satisfactory
+ #20 Uruguay 84.1 Satisfactory
+ #21 Czech Republic 83.3 Satisfactory
+ #22 Suriname 83.3 Satisfactory
+ #23 Portugal 82.7 Satisfactory
+ #24 Latvia 82.6 Satisfactory
+ #25 Australia 82.2 Satisfactory
+ #26 Ghana 82.0 Satisfactory
+ #27 Cyprus 81.7 Satisfactory
+ #28 Liechtenstein 81.6 Satisfactory
+ #29 Samoa 81.2 Satisfactory
+ #30 OECO 81.1 Satisfactory
+ #31 Chile 80.8 Satisfactory
+ #32 Cap Verde 80.2 Satisfactory
+ #33 Andorra 80.1 Satisfactory
+ #34 Spain 80.1 Satisfactory
+ #35 Lithuania 80.0 Satisfactory
+ #36 Belize 79.4 Satisfactory
+ #37 Tonga 78.8 Satisfactory
+ #38 United Kingdom 78.3 Satisfactory
+ #39 South Africa 78.1 Satisfactory
+ #40 Slovenia 77.7 Satisfactory
+ #41 United States of America 77.5 Satisfactory
+ #42 Burkina Faso 77.3 Satisfactory
+ #43 Botswana 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #44 Trinidad and Tobago 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #45 France 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #46 Malta 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #47 Poland 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #48 Mauritania 76.0 Satisfactory
+ #49 Romania 75.7 Satisfactory
+ #50 Comoros 75.7 Satisfactory
+ #51 Taiwan 75.6 Satisfactory
+ #52 Niger 75.4 Satisfactory
+ #53 Haiti 75.3 Satisfactory
+ #54 Argentina 74.9 Problematic
+ #55 Papua New Guinea 74.2 Problematic
+ #56 Madagascar 73.0 Problematic
+ #57 Guyana 72.9 Problematic
+ #58 El Salvador 72.8 Problematic
+ #59 Republic of Serbia 72.4 Problematic
+ #60 Mongolia 72.4 Problematic
+ #61 Mauritius 72.3 Problematic
+ #62 Dominican Republic 72.1 Problematic
+ #63 Croatia 72.1 Problematic
+ #64 Georgia 72.0 Problematic
+ #65 Senegal 72.0 Problematic
+ #66 Malawi 71.9 Problematic
+ #67 Hungary 71.8 Problematic
+ #68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.5 Problematic
+ #69 Hong Kong 71.5 Problematic
+ #70 South Korea 71.4 Problematic
+ #71 United Republic of Tanzania 71.3 Problematic
+ #72 Japan 71.3 Problematic
+ #73 Lesotho 71.2 Problematic
+ #74 Armenia 71.2 Problematic
+ #75 Nicaragua 71.2 Problematic
+ #76 Moldova 71.2 Problematic
+ #77 Italy 71.1 Problematic
+ #78 Benin 71.0 Problematic
+ #79 Guinea Bissau 71.0 Problematic
+ #80 Fiji 70.6 Problematic
+ #81 Northen Cyprus 70.5 Problematic
+ #82 Albania 70.1 Problematic
+ #83 Sierra Leone 70.1 Problematic
+ #84 Peru 70.0 Problematic
+ #85 Kyrgyzstan 69.8 Problematic
+ #86 Ivory Coast 69.8 Problematic
+ #87 Mozambique 69.8 Problematic
+ #88 Togo 69.7 Problematic
+ #89 Greece 69.7 Problematic
+ #90 Kosovo 69.5 Problematic
+ #91 Panama 69.4 Problematic
+ #92 Seychelles 69.4 Problematic
+ #93 Liberia 69.3 Problematic
+ #94 Bhutan 69.3 Problematic
+ #95 Kenya 68.8 Problematic
+ #96 Tunisia 68.4 Problematic
+ #97 Bolivia 68.2 Problematic
+ #98 Lebanon 68.0 Problematic
+ #99 East Timor 68.0 Problematic
+ #100 Gabon 67.8 Problematic
+ #101 Israel 67.4 Problematic
+ #102 Uganda 67.4 Problematic
+ #103 Kuwait 67.4 Problematic
+ #104 Brazil 67.4 Problematic
+ #104 Brazil 67.4 Problematic
+ #105 Nepal 67.4 Problematic
+ #106 Montenegro 67.2 Problematic
+ #107 Ukraine 67.1 Problematic
+ #108 Guinea 66.9 Problematic
+ #109 Ecuador 66.8 Problematic
+ #110 Central African Republic 66.4 Problematic
+ #111 Paraguay 66.4 Problematic
+ #112 Maldives 65.8 Problematic
+ #113 Bulgaria 65.5 Problematic
+ #114 Zambia 64.9 Difficult
+ #115 Republic of the Congo 64.2 Difficult
+ #116 Nigeria 64.1 Difficult
+ #117 Qatar 64.0 Difficult
+ #118 Macedonia 63.9 Difficult
+ #119 United Arab Emirates 63.3 Difficult
+ #120 Afghanistan 62.2 Difficult
+ #121 Guatemala 62.0 Difficult
+ #122 Mali 60.2 Difficult
+ #123 Angola 60.1 Difficult
+ #124 Zimbabwe 59.6 Difficult
+ #125 Oman 59.6 Difficult
+ #126 Cameroon 59.5 Difficult
+ #127 Chad 59.4 Difficult
+ #128 Cambodia 59.3 Difficult
+ #129 Algeria 58.3 Difficult
+ #130 Indonesia 58.3 Difficult
+ #131 Maroc 57.4 Difficult
+ #132 West Bank 57.1 Difficult
+ #133 India 56.8 Difficult
+ #134 Colombia 55.9 Difficult
+ #135 Jordan 55.5 Difficult
+ #136 Thailand 55.5 Difficult
+ #137 Honduras 55.4 Difficult
+ #138 Philippines 55.3 Difficult
+ #139 Venezuela 55.2 Difficult
+ #140 South Sudan 55.1 Difficult
+ #141 Sri Lanka 55.0 Difficult
+ #142 Ethiopia 54.9 Difficult
+ #143 Myanmar 54.5 Difficult
+ #144 Bangladesh 54.1 Difficult
+ #145 Gambia 53.5 Difficult
+ #146 Malaysia 53.4 Difficult
+ #147 Pakistan 51.5 Difficult
+ #148 Russia 51.0 Difficult
+ #149 Mexico 50.7 Difficult
+ #150 Tajikistan 49.7 Difficult
+ #151 Turkey 49.2 Difficult
+ #152 Democratic Republic of the Congo 49.0 Difficult
+ #153 Swaziland 47.6 Difficult
+ #154 Singapor 47.0 Difficult
+ #155 Brunei 46.1 Difficult
+ #156 Burundi 45.9 Difficult
+ #157 Belarus 45.7 Difficult
+ #158 Iraq 45.6 Difficult
+ #159 Egypt 45.5 Difficult
+ #160 Kazakhstan 45.5 Difficult
+ #161 Rwanda 45.4 Difficult
+ #162 Bahrain 45.1 Difficult
+ #163 Azerbaijan 42.1 Very serious
+ #164 Libya 42.1 Very serious
+ #165 Saudi Arabia 40.3 Very serious
+ #166 Uzbekistan 38.9 Very serious
+ #167 Somalia 34.6 Very serious
+ #168 Equatorial Guinea 33.5 Very serious
+ #169 Iran 33.5 Very serious
+ #170 Yemen 32.9 Very serious
+ #171 Cuba 29.8 Very serious
+ #172 Djibouti 29.1 Very serious
+ #173 Laos 28.4 Very serious
+ #174 Sudan 27.5 Very serious
+ #175 Vietnam 25.7 Very serious
+ #176 China 19.0 Very serious
+ #177 Syria 18.6 Very serious
+ #178 Turkmenistan 16.6 Very serious
+ #179 North Korea 16.2 Very serious
+ #180 Eritrea 16.1 Very serious
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