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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 Netherlands 90.0 Good
+ #4 Finland 89.7 Good
+ #5 Switzerland 88.7 Good
+ #6 Jamaica 88.7 Good
+ #7 Belgium 86.8 Good
+ #8 New Zealand 86.4 Good
+ #9 Denmark 86.0 Good
+ #10 Costa Rica 86.0 Good
+ #11 Austria 86.0 Good
+ #12 Estonia 85.9 Good
+ #13 Iceland 85.9 Good
+ #14 Portugal 85.8 Good
+ #15 Germany 85.6 Good
+ #16 Ireland 85.4 Good
+ #17 Luxembourg 85.3 Good
+ #18 Canada 84.7 Satisfactory
+ #19 Australia 84.5 Satisfactory
+ #20 Uruguay 84.4 Satisfactory
+ #21 Suriname 83.6 Satisfactory
+ #22 Samoa 83.3 Satisfactory
+ #23 Ghana 81.6 Satisfactory
+ #24 Latvia 80.4 Satisfactory
+ #25 Cyprus 80.2 Satisfactory
+ #26 Namibia 79.8 Satisfactory
+ #27 Slovakia 79.7 Satisfactory
+ #28 South Africa 79.6 Satisfactory
+ #29 Cap Verde 79.6 Satisfactory
+ #30 Liechtenstein 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #31 Spain 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #32 Slovenia 78.3 Satisfactory
+ #33 France 78.1 Satisfactory
+ #34 Czech Republic 78.1 Satisfactory
+ #35 OECO 77.9 Satisfactory
+ #36 Lithuania 77.8 Satisfactory
+ #37 Andorra 77.8 Satisfactory
+ #38 Chile 77.3 Satisfactory
+ #39 Trinidad and Tobago 77.2 Satisfactory
+ #40 United Kingdom 76.8 Satisfactory
+ #41 Burkina Faso 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #42 Taiwan 76.6 Satisfactory
+ #43 South Korea 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #44 Romania 76.3 Satisfactory
+ #45 United States of America 76.3 Satisfactory
+ #46 Italy 75.9 Satisfactory
+ #47 Belize 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #48 Botswana 74.7 Problematic
+ #49 Comoros 74.7 Problematic
+ #50 Senegal 74.4 Problematic
+ #51 Tonga 74.3 Problematic
+ #52 Argentina 74.0 Problematic
+ #53 Papua New Guinea 73.8 Problematic
+ #54 Madagascar 73.8 Problematic
+ #55 Guyana 73.8 Problematic
+ #56 Mauritius 73.5 Problematic
+ #57 Fiji 73.5 Problematic
+ #58 Poland 73.4 Problematic
+ #59 Dominican Republic 73.2 Problematic
+ #60 Haiti 73.2 Problematic
+ #61 Georgia 72.7 Problematic
+ #62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.6 Problematic
+ #63 Niger 72.6 Problematic
+ #64 Malawi 72.6 Problematic
+ #65 Malta 72.6 Problematic
+ #66 El Salvador 72.2 Problematic
+ #67 Japan 71.4 Problematic
+ #68 Lesotho 71.2 Problematic
+ #69 Croatia 71.1 Problematic
+ #70 Hong Kong 71.0 Problematic
+ #71 Mongolia 71.0 Problematic
+ #72 Mauritania 70.9 Problematic
+ #73 Hungary 70.9 Problematic
+ #74 Greece 70.8 Problematic
+ #75 Albania 70.5 Problematic
+ #76 Republic of Serbia 70.4 Problematic
+ #77 Northen Cyprus 70.4 Problematic
+ #78 Kosovo 70.4 Problematic
+ #79 Sierra Leone 70.0 Problematic
+ #80 Armenia 70.0 Problematic
+ #81 Moldova 70.0 Problematic
+ #82 Ivory Coast 69.9 Problematic
+ #83 Guinea Bissau 69.9 Problematic
+ #84 Benin 69.8 Problematic
+ #85 Seychelles 69.8 Problematic
+ #86 Togo 69.8 Problematic
+ #87 Israel 69.7 Problematic
+ #88 Peru 69.7 Problematic
+ #89 Liberia 69.7 Problematic
+ #90 Nicaragua 69.6 Problematic
+ #91 Panama 69.4 Problematic
+ #92 Ecuador 69.4 Problematic
+ #93 United Republic of Tanzania 69.3 Problematic
+ #94 Bhutan 69.3 Problematic
+ #95 East Timor 69.2 Problematic
+ #96 Kenya 69.2 Problematic
+ #97 Tunisia 69.1 Problematic
+ #98 Kyrgyzstan 69.0 Problematic
+ #99 Mozambique 68.9 Problematic
+ #100 Lebanon 68.8 Problematic
+ #101 Ukraine 68.8 Problematic
+ #102 Brazil 68.8 Problematic
+ #102 Brazil 68.8 Problematic
+ #103 Montenegro 68.8 Problematic
+ #104 Guinea 68.1 Problematic
+ #105 Kuwait 68.1 Problematic
+ #106 Nepal 68.0 Problematic
+ #107 Paraguay 67.7 Problematic
+ #108 Gabon 67.6 Problematic
+ #109 Macedonia 67.6 Problematic
+ #110 Bolivia 67.5 Problematic
+ #111 Bulgaria 64.8 Difficult
+ #112 Central African Republic 64.8 Difficult
+ #113 Zambia 64.6 Difficult
+ #114 Republic of the Congo 64.6 Difficult
+ #115 Mali 63.9 Difficult
+ #116 Guatemala 63.8 Difficult
+ #117 Uganda 63.2 Difficult
+ #118 Afghanistan 62.7 Difficult
+ #119 Nigeria 62.6 Difficult
+ #120 Maldives 62.0 Difficult
+ #121 Angola 61.6 Difficult
+ #122 Gambia 61.6 Difficult
+ #123 Chad 61.5 Difficult
+ #124 Indonesia 60.3 Difficult
+ #125 Qatar 59.8 Difficult
+ #126 Zimbabwe 59.5 Difficult
+ #127 Oman 59.3 Difficult
+ #128 United Arab Emirates 59.1 Difficult
+ #129 Cameroon 59.1 Difficult
+ #130 Colombia 59.0 Difficult
+ #131 Sri Lanka 58.6 Difficult
+ #132 Jordan 58.3 Difficult
+ #133 Philippines 57.5 Difficult
+ #134 West Bank 57.0 Difficult
+ #135 Maroc 56.9 Difficult
+ #136 Algeria 56.9 Difficult
+ #137 Myanmar 56.9 Difficult
+ #138 India 56.8 Difficult
+ #139 Pakistan 56.8 Difficult
+ #140 Thailand 55.7 Difficult
+ #141 Honduras 54.8 Difficult
+ #142 Cambodia 54.1 Difficult
+ #143 Venezuela 54.0 Difficult
+ #144 South Sudan 53.1 Difficult
+ #145 Malaysia 52.6 Difficult
+ #146 Bangladesh 51.4 Difficult
+ #147 Mexico 51.1 Difficult
+ #148 Russia 50.0 Difficult
+ #149 Tajikistan 49.9 Difficult
+ #150 Ethiopia 49.8 Difficult
+ #151 Singapor 49.0 Difficult
+ #152 Swaziland 48.5 Difficult
+ #153 Brunei 48.5 Difficult
+ #154 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.4 Difficult
+ #155 Belarus 47.4 Difficult
+ #156 Rwanda 47.1 Difficult
+ #157 Turkey 46.5 Difficult
+ #158 Kazakhstan 45.6 Difficult
+ #159 Burundi 44.7 Very serious
+ #160 Iraq 43.4 Very serious
+ #161 Egypt 43.3 Very serious
+ #162 Libya 43.2 Very serious
+ #163 Azerbaijan 40.3 Very serious
+ #164 Iran 39.3 Very serious
+ #165 Uzbekistan 39.2 Very serious
+ #166 Bahrain 39.1 Very serious
+ #167 Yemen 37.8 Very serious
+ #168 Somalia 37.0 Very serious
+ #169 Saudi Arabia 36.9 Very serious
+ #170 Laos 33.6 Very serious
+ #171 Equatorial Guinea 33.5 Very serious
+ #172 Cuba 31.1 Very serious
+ #173 Djibouti 29.2 Very serious
+ #174 Sudan 28.9 Very serious
+ #175 Vietnam 24.9 Very serious
+ #176 China 21.7 Very serious
+ #177 Syria 20.8 Very serious
+ #178 Turkmenistan 15.8 Very serious
+ #179 Eritrea 15.8 Very serious
+ #180 North Korea 11.1 Very serious
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