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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 Norway 92.4 Good
+ #2 Sweden 91.7 Good
+ #3 Finland 91.1 Good
+ #4 Denmark 89.6 Good
+ #5 Netherlands 88.7 Good
+ #6 Costa Rica 88.1 Good
+ #7 Switzerland 87.9 Good
+ #8 Jamaica 87.3 Good
+ #9 Belgium 87.2 Good
+ #10 Iceland 87.0 Good
+ #11 Austria 86.5 Good
+ #12 Estonia 86.5 Good
+ #13 New Zealand 86.0 Good
+ #14 Ireland 85.9 Good
+ #15 Luxembourg 85.3 Good
+ #16 Germany 85.0 Good
+ #17 Slovakia 84.5 Satisfactory
+ #18 Portugal 84.2 Satisfactory
+ #19 Australia 84.0 Satisfactory
+ #20 Suriname 83.9 Satisfactory
+ #21 Samoa 83.6 Satisfactory
+ #22 Canada 83.5 Satisfactory
+ #23 Czech Republic 83.1 Satisfactory
+ #24 Namibia 82.9 Satisfactory
+ #25 Uruguay 82.6 Satisfactory
+ #26 Ghana 82.0 Satisfactory
+ #27 Cap Verde 82.0 Satisfactory
+ #28 Latvia 81.4 Satisfactory
+ #29 Spain 81.3 Satisfactory
+ #30 Cyprus 80.2 Satisfactory
+ #31 South Africa 79.9 Satisfactory
+ #32 Liechtenstein 79.7 Satisfactory
+ #33 Chile 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #34 Trinidad and Tobago 79.4 Satisfactory
+ #35 Andorra 79.0 Satisfactory
+ #36 Lithuania 78.6 Satisfactory
+ #37 Slovenia 78.3 Satisfactory
+ #38 OECO 77.9 Satisfactory
+ #39 France 77.8 Satisfactory
+ #40 United Kingdom 77.7 Satisfactory
+ #41 Belize 76.6 Satisfactory
+ #42 Burkina Faso 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #43 United States of America 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #44 Comoros 75.7 Satisfactory
+ #45 Taiwan 75.6 Satisfactory
+ #46 Romania 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #47 Malta 75.2 Satisfactory
+ #48 Botswana 75.1 Satisfactory
+ #49 Tonga 75.0 Satisfactory
+ #50 Argentina 74.9 Problematic
+ #51 Papua New Guinea 74.9 Problematic
+ #52 Italy 73.7 Problematic
+ #53 Haiti 73.6 Problematic
+ #54 Poland 73.5 Problematic
+ #55 Mauritania 73.5 Problematic
+ #56 Mauritius 73.3 Problematic
+ #57 Madagascar 73.3 Problematic
+ #58 Senegal 73.3 Problematic
+ #59 Dominican Republic 73.2 Problematic
+ #60 Guyana 73.2 Problematic
+ #61 Niger 72.8 Problematic
+ #62 El Salvador 72.8 Problematic
+ #63 South Korea 72.4 Problematic
+ #64 Georgia 72.2 Problematic
+ #65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.2 Problematic
+ #66 Republic of Serbia 72.0 Problematic
+ #67 Fiji 71.4 Problematic
+ #68 Lesotho 71.2 Problematic
+ #69 Mongolia 71.0 Problematic
+ #70 Malawi 71.0 Problematic
+ #71 Hungary 71.0 Problematic
+ #72 Japan 70.6 Problematic
+ #73 Hong Kong 70.5 Problematic
+ #74 Croatia 70.4 Problematic
+ #75 Northen Cyprus 70.1 Problematic
+ #76 Albania 70.1 Problematic
+ #77 Guinea Bissau 69.9 Problematic
+ #78 Benin 69.7 Problematic
+ #79 Armenia 69.6 Problematic
+ #80 Moldova 69.6 Problematic
+ #81 Ivory Coast 69.6 Problematic
+ #82 Kosovo 69.5 Problematic
+ #83 United Republic of Tanzania 69.3 Problematic
+ #84 Bhutan 69.3 Problematic
+ #85 Sierra Leone 69.3 Problematic
+ #86 Togo 69.2 Problematic
+ #87 Seychelles 69.1 Problematic
+ #88 Greece 69.1 Problematic
+ #89 Kyrgyzstan 69.1 Problematic
+ #90 Peru 69.0 Problematic
+ #91 Israel 69.0 Problematic
+ #92 Nicaragua 69.0 Problematic
+ #93 Mozambique 69.0 Problematic
+ #94 Liberia 68.9 Problematic
+ #95 Kenya 68.8 Problematic
+ #96 Panama 67.9 Problematic
+ #97 Tunisia 67.8 Problematic
+ #98 East Timor 67.2 Problematic
+ #99 Lebanon 67.0 Problematic
+ #100 Nepal 67.0 Problematic
+ #101 Guinea 66.8 Problematic
+ #102 Ukraine 66.8 Problematic
+ #103 Brazil 66.4 Problematic
+ #103 Brazil 66.4 Problematic
+ #104 Kuwait 66.4 Problematic
+ #105 Ecuador 66.4 Problematic
+ #106 Montenegro 66.3 Problematic
+ #107 Bolivia 66.1 Problematic
+ #108 Gabon 65.2 Problematic
+ #109 Bulgaria 65.0 Difficult
+ #110 Paraguay 64.4 Difficult
+ #111 Macedonia 64.3 Difficult
+ #112 Uganda 64.1 Difficult
+ #113 Central African Republic 63.9 Difficult
+ #114 Zambia 63.5 Difficult
+ #115 Republic of the Congo 63.3 Difficult
+ #116 Mali 61.7 Difficult
+ #117 Maldives 60.7 Difficult
+ #118 Guatemala 60.7 Difficult
+ #119 United Arab Emirates 60.6 Difficult
+ #120 Afghanistan 60.5 Difficult
+ #121 Chad 60.3 Difficult
+ #122 Nigeria 60.3 Difficult
+ #123 Qatar 60.2 Difficult
+ #124 Indonesia 60.1 Difficult
+ #125 Angola 59.6 Difficult
+ #126 Oman 59.5 Difficult
+ #127 Philippines 58.9 Difficult
+ #128 Zimbabwe 58.6 Difficult
+ #129 Colombia 58.5 Difficult
+ #130 Cameroon 58.4 Difficult
+ #131 Myanmar 58.2 Difficult
+ #132 Cambodia 57.9 Difficult
+ #133 Maroc 57.6 Difficult
+ #134 Algeria 57.2 Difficult
+ #135 West Bank 57.1 Difficult
+ #136 India 57.1 Difficult
+ #137 Venezuela 57.1 Difficult
+ #138 Jordan 56.8 Difficult
+ #139 Pakistan 56.5 Difficult
+ #140 Honduras 56.2 Difficult
+ #141 Sri Lanka 55.7 Difficult
+ #142 Thailand 55.3 Difficult
+ #143 Gambia 53.3 Difficult
+ #144 Malaysia 53.1 Difficult
+ #145 South Sudan 51.8 Difficult
+ #146 Bangladesh 51.6 Difficult
+ #147 Mexico 51.0 Difficult
+ #148 Russia 50.5 Difficult
+ #149 Tajikistan 49.7 Difficult
+ #150 Ethiopia 49.7 Difficult
+ #151 Singapor 48.9 Difficult
+ #152 Swaziland 48.7 Difficult
+ #153 Belarus 47.6 Difficult
+ #154 Democratic Republic of the Congo 47.3 Difficult
+ #155 Turkey 47.0 Difficult
+ #156 Brunei 46.3 Difficult
+ #157 Kazakhstan 46.0 Difficult
+ #158 Iraq 46.0 Difficult
+ #159 Rwanda 45.9 Difficult
+ #160 Burundi 44.2 Very serious
+ #161 Egypt 44.2 Very serious
+ #162 Azerbaijan 43.6 Very serious
+ #163 Libya 43.2 Very serious
+ #164 Bahrain 41.1 Very serious
+ #165 Iran 34.9 Very serious
+ #166 Yemen 34.2 Very serious
+ #167 Somalia 34.0 Very serious
+ #168 Saudi Arabia 34.0 Very serious
+ #169 Uzbekistan 33.9 Very serious
+ #170 Laos 33.6 Very serious
+ #171 Equatorial Guinea 33.5 Very serious
+ #172 Djibouti 29.5 Very serious
+ #173 Cuba 28.2 Very serious
+ #174 Sudan 26.4 Very serious
+ #175 Vietnam 26.0 Very serious
+ #176 China 22.3 Very serious
+ #177 Syria 18.5 Very serious
+ #178 Turkmenistan 15.8 Very serious
+ #179 Eritrea 15.8 Very serious
+ #180 North Korea 15.0 Very serious
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