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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 92.7 Good
+ #2 Denmark 90.3 Good
+ #3 Sweden 88.8 Good
+ #4 Estonia 88.8 Good
+ #5 Finland 88.4 Good
+ #6 Ireland 88.3 Good
+ #7 Portugal 87.1 Good
+ #8 Costa Rica 85.9 Good
+ #9 Lithuania 84.1 Satisfactory
+ #10 Liechtenstein 84.0 Satisfactory
+ #11 New Zealand 83.5 Satisfactory
+ #12 Jamaica 83.3 Satisfactory
+ #13 Seychelles 83.3 Satisfactory
+ #14 Switzerland 82.7 Satisfactory
+ #15 Iceland 82.7 Satisfactory
+ #16 Germany 82.0 Satisfactory
+ #17 East Timor 81.9 Satisfactory
+ #18 Namibia 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #19 Canada 81.7 Satisfactory
+ #20 Czech Republic 80.5 Satisfactory
+ #21 Luxembourg 79.8 Satisfactory
+ #22 Latvia 79.2 Satisfactory
+ #23 Belgium 78.9 Satisfactory
+ #24 United Kingdom 78.7 Satisfactory
+ #25 Trinidad and Tobago 78.7 Satisfactory
+ #26 France 78.5 Satisfactory
+ #27 Slovakia 78.4 Satisfactory
+ #28 Netherlands 77.9 Satisfactory
+ #29 Argentina 77.3 Satisfactory
+ #30 Dominican Republic 76.9 Satisfactory
+ #31 Austria 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #32 Spain 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #33 Bhutan 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #34 Guyana 76.4 Satisfactory
+ #35 South Africa 75.6 Satisfactory
+ #36 Cap Verde 75.4 Satisfactory
+ #37 Ivory Coast 74.5 Satisfactory
+ #38 Taiwan 74.1 Satisfactory
+ #39 Australia 73.8 Satisfactory
+ #40 Moldova 73.5 Satisfactory
+ #41 Burkina Faso 73.1 Satisfactory
+ #42 United States of America 72.7 Satisfactory
+ #43 South Korea 72.1 Satisfactory
+ #44 Uruguay 72.0 Satisfactory
+ #45 Samoa 71.4 Satisfactory
+ #46 Sierra Leone 71.0 Satisfactory
+ #47 Belize 70.7 Satisfactory
+ #48 Croatia 70.4 Satisfactory
+ #49 Tonga 69.7 Problematic
+ #50 Gambia 69.2 Problematic
+ #51 Armenia 69.0 Problematic
+ #52 Suriname 69.0 Problematic
+ #53 Andorra 68.8 Problematic
+ #54 Slovenia 68.5 Problematic
+ #55 OECO 68.5 Problematic
+ #56 Romania 68.5 Problematic
+ #57 Macedonia 68.4 Problematic
+ #58 Italy 68.2 Problematic
+ #59 Niger 67.8 Problematic
+ #60 Ghana 67.4 Problematic
+ #61 Kosovo 67.0 Problematic
+ #62 Papua New Guinea 66.7 Problematic
+ #63 Montenegro 66.5 Problematic
+ #64 Mauritius 66.1 Problematic
+ #65 Cyprus 66.0 Problematic
+ #66 Poland 65.6 Problematic
+ #67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.6 Problematic
+ #68 Ecuador 64.6 Problematic
+ #69 Kenya 64.6 Problematic
+ #70 Haiti 64.5 Problematic
+ #71 Japan 64.4 Problematic
+ #72 Kyrgyzstan 64.2 Problematic
+ #73 Senegal 63.1 Problematic
+ #74 Panama 62.8 Problematic
+ #75 Liberia 62.8 Problematic
+ #76 Nepal 62.7 Problematic
+ #77 Peru 61.8 Problematic
+ #78 Malta 61.5 Problematic
+ #79 Republic of Serbia 61.5 Problematic
+ #80 Malawi 61.4 Problematic
+ #81 Northen Cyprus 61.1 Problematic
+ #82 Chile 60.6 Problematic
+ #83 Comoros 60.2 Problematic
+ #84 Guinea 59.8 Problematic
+ #85 Hungary 59.8 Problematic
+ #86 Israel 59.6 Problematic
+ #87 Maldives 59.5 Problematic
+ #88 Lesotho 59.4 Problematic
+ #89 Georgia 59.3 Problematic
+ #90 Mongolia 59.2 Problematic
+ #91 Bulgaria 59.1 Problematic
+ #92 Guinea Bissau 58.8 Problematic
+ #93 Republic of the Congo 58.6 Problematic
+ #94 Tunisia 58.5 Problematic
+ #95 Botswana 58.5 Problematic
+ #96 Paraguay 58.4 Problematic
+ #97 Mauritania 58.1 Problematic
+ #98 Madagascar 58.0 Problematic
+ #99 Angola 57.2 Problematic
+ #100 Togo 57.2 Problematic
+ #101 Central African Republic 57.0 Problematic
+ #102 Fiji 56.9 Problematic
+ #103 Albania 56.4 Problematic
+ #104 Chad 56.2 Problematic
+ #105 Gabon 56.0 Problematic
+ #106 Ukraine 55.8 Problematic
+ #107 Burundi 55.7 Problematic
+ #108 Greece 55.5 Problematic
+ #109 Zambia 55.4 Problematic
+ #110 Brazil 55.4 Problematic
+ #110 Brazil 55.4 Problematic
+ #111 Mali 54.5 Difficult
+ #112 El Salvador 54.1 Difficult
+ #113 Malaysia 51.5 Difficult
+ #114 Ethiopia 50.5 Difficult
+ #115 Thailand 50.1 Difficult
+ #116 Mozambique 49.9 Difficult
+ #117 Indonesia 49.3 Difficult
+ #118 Cameroon 49.1 Difficult
+ #119 Qatar 49.0 Difficult
+ #120 Jordan 48.7 Difficult
+ #121 Benin 48.4 Difficult
+ #122 Kazakhstan 48.3 Difficult
+ #123 United Republic of Tanzania 48.3 Difficult
+ #124 Guatemala 47.9 Difficult
+ #125 Democratic Republic of the Congo 47.7 Difficult
+ #126 Bolivia 47.6 Difficult
+ #127 Mexico 47.6 Difficult
+ #128 South Sudan 47.1 Difficult
+ #129 Nigeria 46.8 Difficult
+ #130 Lebanon 46.6 Difficult
+ #131 Swaziland 46.4 Difficult
+ #132 Uganda 46.4 Difficult
+ #133 Uzbekistan 45.7 Difficult
+ #134 Algeria 45.5 Difficult
+ #135 Maroc 45.4 Difficult
+ #136 Rwanda 45.2 Difficult
+ #137 Zimbabwe 44.9 Difficult
+ #138 United Arab Emirates 44.5 Difficult
+ #139 Singapor 44.2 Difficult
+ #140 Somalia 44.0 Difficult
+ #141 Equatorial Guinea 44.0 Difficult
+ #142 Cambodia 43.5 Difficult
+ #143 Libya 43.2 Difficult
+ #144 Brunei 42.5 Difficult
+ #145 Colombia 42.4 Difficult
+ #146 Sri Lanka 42.1 Difficult
+ #147 Philippines 41.8 Difficult
+ #148 Hong Kong 41.6 Difficult
+ #149 Turkey 41.2 Difficult
+ #150 India 41.0 Difficult
+ #151 Sudan 41.0 Difficult
+ #152 Tajikistan 40.3 Difficult
+ #153 Belarus 39.6 Very serious
+ #154 Azerbaijan 39.4 Very serious
+ #155 Russia 38.8 Very serious
+ #156 Afghanistan 38.3 Very serious
+ #157 Pakistan 38.0 Very serious
+ #158 Kuwait 37.9 Very serious
+ #159 Venezuela 37.8 Very serious
+ #160 Nicaragua 37.1 Very serious
+ #161 Laos 36.6 Very serious
+ #162 Bangladesh 36.6 Very serious
+ #163 Oman 36.0 Very serious
+ #164 Djibouti 35.8 Very serious
+ #165 Honduras 34.6 Very serious
+ #166 Saudi Arabia 33.7 Very serious
+ #167 Bahrain 31.0 Very serious
+ #168 Egypt 30.2 Very serious
+ #169 Yemen 29.1 Very serious
+ #170 West Bank 29.0 Very serious
+ #171 Syria 28.9 Very serious
+ #172 Iraq 28.6 Very serious
+ #173 Cuba 27.3 Very serious
+ #174 Vietnam 26.1 Very serious
+ #175 China 25.2 Very serious
+ #176 Myanmar 25.0 Very serious
+ #177 Turkmenistan 25.0 Very serious
+ #178 Iran 23.2 Very serious
+ #179 Eritrea 19.6 Very serious
+ #180 North Korea 13.9 Very serious
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