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Good Satisfactory Problematic Difficult Very serious
⠦⢤⠴⠶⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣭⣿⣥⣮⣿⢿⣛⡉⢿⣷⡤ ⠸⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠫⢥⡤ ⢀⣠⣶⣶⣿⣷⣶⣦⣦⣤⣯⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣾
⠈⠙⠿⠛⠉⠉⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣄⣀⣺⣿⣦⣶⣀ ⠈⠉ ⣠⣄ ⢻⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⡋⠙⢻⣽⠏⠉⠉
⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠙⠧ ⠈⠉⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡇⡀⠐⠁
⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠁ ⢿⢿⣋⣘⡫⠟⢿⡿⠶⣶⣾⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡏⣀⣼⠁
⠻⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠛⢻⡁ ⢀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿ ⠉⠁
⠐⠄ ⠈⠹⠿⣧⣠⡶ ⠒⠠⠄⢀ ⢀⡀⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡻⣿⣿⡿⠇ ⠙⣿⣿⡿⠋⢻⣿⣿⣿⠏⠉⣉
⠈⠙⠧⢄⣴⣦⣴⣄ ⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡵ ⠘⢿⡀ ⠸⡛⠟⠃⠠⢭⣶
⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣀ ⠉⠈ ⠩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁ ⠹⣿⡀⣶⣿⣅⠠⠄⣀⡀
⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷ ⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⡀ ⠈ ⠈⠓⠒ ⠉⠄⢀⡈⢛⡟⠦⠁
⢂⠈ ⠈⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿ ⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⣶⡟⢀ ⣀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣾⣷⡀ ⢀⡀ ⠐
⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉ ⢿⣿⣿⡿⠁ ⠉⠁ ⠐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆
⣼⣿⣿⠿⠉ ⠈⠉⠉ ⠉⠉⠁ ⠙⠻⠿⠿⠁ ⢰⡤
⣿⣿⠋ ⠈⠁ ⠒⠋
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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 (180 countries, free -> censored)
+ #1 Finland 93.6 Good
+ #2 Netherlands 93.5 Good
+ #3 Norway 93.5 Good
+ #4 Luxembourg 93.3 Good
+ #5 Andorra 93.2 Good
+ #6 Denmark 92.9 Good
+ #7 Liechtenstein 92.7 Good
+ #8 New Zealand 91.6 Good
+ #9 Iceland 91.5 Good
+ #10 Sweden 90.8 Good
+ #11 Estonia 90.7 Good
+ #12 Austria 90.6 Good
+ #13 Jamaica 90.1 Good
+ #14 Switzerland 90.1 Good
+ #15 Ireland 89.9 Good
+ #16 Czech Republic 89.8 Good
+ #17 Germany 89.8 Good
+ #18 Costa Rica 87.9 Good
+ #19 Namibia 87.5 Good
+ #20 Canada 87.3 Good
+ #21 Belgium 87.1 Good
+ #22 Poland 86.9 Good
+ #23 Slovakia 86.8 Good
+ #24 Cyprus 86.2 Good
+ #25 Cap Verde 85.7 Good
+ #26 Australia 84.8 Satisfactory
+ #27 Uruguay 84.1 Satisfactory
+ #28 Portugal 83.2 Satisfactory
+ #29 United Kingdom 83.1 Satisfactory
+ #30 Ghana 82.7 Satisfactory
+ #31 Suriname 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #32 United States of America 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #33 Lithuania 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #34 OECO 80.3 Satisfactory
+ #35 Slovenia 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #36 Spain 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #37 France 78.4 Satisfactory
+ #38 El Salvador 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #39 Latvia 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #40 Botswana 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #41 Papua New Guinea 77.0 Satisfactory
+ #42 Romania 77.0 Satisfactory
+ #43 Niger 76.9 Satisfactory
+ #44 Trinidad and Tobago 76.9 Satisfactory
+ #45 Malta 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #46 Burkina Faso 76.3 Satisfactory
+ #47 Taiwan 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #48 Samoa 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #49 Haiti 75.9 Satisfactory
+ #50 South Korea 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #51 Comoros 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #52 South Africa 75.4 Satisfactory
+ #53 Japan 74.8 Problematic
+ #54 Argentina 74.3 Problematic
+ #55 Moldova 74.0 Problematic
+ #56 Hungary 73.9 Problematic
+ #57 Italy 73.9 Problematic
+ #58 Hong Kong 73.8 Problematic
+ #59 Senegal 73.8 Problematic
+ #60 Chile 73.8 Problematic
+ #61 Sierra Leone 73.7 Problematic
+ #62 Mauritius 73.5 Problematic
+ #63 Republic of Serbia 73.4 Problematic
+ #64 Croatia 73.4 Problematic
+ #65 Central African Republic 73.4 Problematic
+ #66 Tonga 73.3 Problematic
+ #67 Mauritania 73.2 Problematic
+ #68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.1 Problematic
+ #69 Guyana 72.9 Problematic
+ #70 United Republic of Tanzania 72.7 Problematic
+ #71 Kenya 72.2 Problematic
+ #72 Zambia 72.1 Problematic
+ #73 Mozambique 72.0 Problematic
+ #74 Armenia 72.0 Problematic
+ #75 Malawi 71.8 Problematic
+ #76 Republic of the Congo 71.8 Problematic
+ #77 Kuwait 71.7 Problematic
+ #78 Nicaragua 71.7 Problematic
+ #79 Benin 71.7 Problematic
+ #80 Dominican Republic 71.7 Problematic
+ #81 Lesotho 71.6 Problematic
+ #82 Bhutan 71.6 Problematic
+ #83 Togo 71.5 Problematic
+ #84 Greece 71.5 Problematic
+ #85 Kosovo 71.5 Problematic
+ #86 Guinea 71.5 Problematic
+ #87 Bulgaria 71.4 Problematic
+ #88 Madagascar 71.4 Problematic
+ #89 Gabon 71.3 Problematic
+ #90 East Timor 71.3 Problematic
+ #91 Paraguay 71.2 Problematic
+ #92 Guinea Bissau 71.1 Problematic
+ #93 Seychelles 70.8 Problematic
+ #94 Northen Cyprus 70.7 Problematic
+ #95 Guatemala 70.6 Problematic
+ #96 Ivory Coast 70.2 Problematic
+ #97 Liberia 70.1 Problematic
+ #98 Mongolia 70.1 Problematic
+ #99 Mali 70.0 Problematic
+ #100 Georgia 69.9 Problematic
+ #101 Lebanon 69.8 Problematic
+ #102 Albania 69.1 Problematic
+ #103 Maldives 68.9 Problematic
+ #104 Uganda 68.3 Problematic
+ #105 Peru 68.1 Problematic
+ #106 Kyrgyzstan 67.8 Problematic
+ #107 Fiji 67.3 Problematic
+ #108 Brazil 67.2 Problematic
+ #108 Brazil 67.2 Problematic
+ #109 Bolivia 67.2 Problematic
+ #110 Qatar 67.1 Problematic
+ #111 Panama 67.0 Problematic
+ #112 Israel 67.0 Problematic
+ #113 Montenegro 67.0 Problematic
+ #114 United Arab Emirates 66.5 Problematic
+ #115 Nigeria 65.9 Problematic
+ #116 Macedonia 65.7 Problematic
+ #117 Venezuela 65.6 Problematic
+ #118 Nepal 65.4 Problematic
+ #119 Ecuador 65.3 Problematic
+ #120 Cameroon 65.2 Problematic
+ #121 Chad 65.1 Problematic
+ #122 Brunei 64.5 Difficult
+ #123 Tajikistan 64.3 Difficult
+ #124 South Sudan 63.8 Difficult
+ #125 Algeria 63.5 Difficult
+ #126 Ukraine 63.2 Difficult
+ #127 Honduras 63.1 Difficult
+ #128 Afghanistan 62.6 Difficult
+ #129 Colombia 62.5 Difficult
+ #130 Angola 62.2 Difficult
+ #131 Libya 62.1 Difficult
+ #132 Burundi 62.0 Difficult
+ #133 Zimbabwe 61.9 Difficult
+ #134 Jordan 61.5 Difficult
+ #135 Thailand 61.4 Difficult
+ #136 Maroc 61.0 Difficult
+ #137 Ethiopia 60.4 Difficult
+ #138 Tunisia 60.1 Difficult
+ #139 Indonesia 59.0 Difficult
+ #140 India 58.8 Difficult
+ #141 Oman 58.5 Difficult
+ #142 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.3 Difficult
+ #143 Cambodia 58.2 Difficult
+ #144 Bangladesh 58.0 Difficult
+ #145 Malaysia 57.3 Difficult
+ #146 West Bank 56.9 Difficult
+ #147 Philippines 56.9 Difficult
+ #148 Russia 56.6 Difficult
+ #149 Singapor 56.6 Difficult
+ #150 Iraq 55.3 Difficult
+ #151 Myanmar 55.3 Difficult
+ #152 Gambia 54.9 Difficult
+ #153 Mexico 54.7 Difficult
+ #154 Turkey 53.4 Difficult
+ #155 Swaziland 53.2 Difficult
+ #156 Azerbaijan 52.3 Difficult
+ #157 Belarus 51.6 Difficult
+ #158 Egypt 51.3 Difficult
+ #159 Pakistan 48.7 Difficult
+ #160 Kazakhstan 44.9 Very serious
+ #161 Rwanda 44.5 Very serious
+ #162 Sri Lanka 43.4 Very serious
+ #163 Saudi Arabia 43.1 Very serious
+ #164 Uzbekistan 39.6 Very serious
+ #165 Bahrain 37.2 Very serious
+ #166 Equatorial Guinea 32.8 Very serious
+ #167 Djibouti 32.6 Very serious
+ #168 Laos 32.0 Very serious
+ #169 Yemen 30.8 Very serious
+ #170 Sudan 29.9 Very serious
+ #171 Cuba 28.4 Very serious
+ #172 Vietnam 28.2 Very serious
+ #173 China 26.9 Very serious
+ #174 Iran 26.6 Very serious
+ #175 Somalia 26.4 Very serious
+ #176 Syria 21.5 Very serious
+ #177 Turkmenistan 20.9 Very serious
+ #178 North Korea 16.1 Very serious
+ #179 Eritrea 15.2 Very serious
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