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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 (181 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 Liechtenstein 93.0 Good
+ #7 Denmark 92.6 Good
+ #8 Iceland 91.5 Good
+ #9 New Zealand 91.5 Good
+ #10 Sweden 91.0 Good
+ #11 Estonia 90.4 Good
+ #12 Austria 90.0 Good
+ #13 Czech Republic 89.9 Good
+ #14 Germany 89.8 Good
+ #15 Switzerland 89.5 Good
+ #16 Ireland 89.1 Good
+ #17 Jamaica 89.1 Good
+ #18 Canada 89.0 Good
+ #19 Poland 89.0 Good
+ #20 Slovakia 88.6 Good
+ #21 Costa Rica 87.8 Good
+ #22 Namibia 87.5 Good
+ #23 Belgium 87.2 Good
+ #24 Cap Verde 85.7 Good
+ #25 Cyprus 85.5 Good
+ #26 Uruguay 83.9 Satisfactory
+ #27 Ghana 83.7 Satisfactory
+ #28 Australia 83.1 Satisfactory
+ #29 Belize 83.0 Satisfactory
+ #30 Portugal 82.3 Satisfactory
+ #31 Suriname 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #32 Lithuania 80.8 Satisfactory
+ #33 United Kingdom 80.1 Satisfactory
+ #34 Slovenia 79.6 Satisfactory
+ #35 Spain 79.4 Satisfactory
+ #36 OECO 79.2 Satisfactory
+ #37 Latvia 78.9 Satisfactory
+ #38 El Salvador 78.4 Satisfactory
+ #39 France 78.1 Satisfactory
+ #40 Samoa 78.0 Satisfactory
+ #41 Botswana 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #42 South Africa 76.8 Satisfactory
+ #43 Trinidad and Tobago 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #44 Papua New Guinea 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #45 Romania 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #46 United States of America 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #47 Haiti 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #48 Niger 76.4 Satisfactory
+ #49 Italy 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #50 Taiwan 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #51 Malta 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #52 Burkina Faso 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #53 Comoros 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #54 Republic of Serbia 75.0 Problematic
+ #55 Argentina 74.7 Problematic
+ #56 Moldova 74.7 Problematic
+ #57 South Korea 74.3 Problematic
+ #58 Chile 74.2 Problematic
+ #59 Japan 74.0 Problematic
+ #60 Mauritania 73.5 Problematic
+ #61 Hong Kong 73.5 Problematic
+ #62 Senegal 73.3 Problematic
+ #63 Tonga 73.3 Problematic
+ #64 Hungary 73.3 Problematic
+ #65 Croatia 73.2 Problematic
+ #66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.1 Problematic
+ #67 Guyana 72.9 Problematic
+ #68 Dominican Republic 72.8 Problematic
+ #69 United Republic of Tanzania 72.7 Problematic
+ #70 Mauritius 72.3 Problematic
+ #71 Nicaragua 72.3 Problematic
+ #72 Sierra Leone 71.8 Problematic
+ #73 Malawi 71.7 Problematic
+ #74 Lesotho 71.6 Problematic
+ #75 Benin 71.2 Problematic
+ #76 Togo 71.0 Problematic
+ #77 East Timor 71.0 Problematic
+ #78 Armenia 70.9 Problematic
+ #79 Mozambique 70.7 Problematic
+ #80 Kosovo 70.7 Problematic
+ #81 Madagascar 70.6 Problematic
+ #82 Republic of the Congo 70.6 Problematic
+ #83 Northen Cyprus 70.5 Problematic
+ #84 Georgia 70.2 Problematic
+ #85 Albania 70.1 Problematic
+ #86 Guinea Bissau 70.0 Problematic
+ #87 Panama 69.8 Problematic
+ #88 Mongolia 69.7 Problematic
+ #89 Liberia 69.3 Problematic
+ #90 Kenya 69.3 Problematic
+ #91 Kuwait 69.3 Problematic
+ #92 Bhutan 69.3 Problematic
+ #93 Zambia 69.1 Problematic
+ #94 Bolivia 69.0 Problematic
+ #95 Ecuador 68.8 Problematic
+ #96 Israel 68.8 Problematic
+ #97 Kyrgyzstan 68.8 Problematic
+ #98 Gabon 68.7 Problematic
+ #99 Greece 68.7 Problematic
+ #100 Bulgaria 68.6 Problematic
+ #101 Ivory Coast 68.4 Problematic
+ #102 Guinea 68.3 Problematic
+ #103 Seychelles 68.3 Problematic
+ #104 Peru 68.3 Problematic
+ #105 Paraguay 68.2 Problematic
+ #106 Lebanon 68.1 Problematic
+ #107 Fiji 67.4 Problematic
+ #108 Maldives 66.9 Problematic
+ #109 Central African Republic 66.9 Problematic
+ #110 Uganda 66.7 Problematic
+ #111 Brazil 66.0 Problematic
+ #111 Brazil 66.0 Problematic
+ #112 Nigeria 65.8 Problematic
+ #113 Qatar 65.7 Problematic
+ #114 Montenegro 65.2 Problematic
+ #115 Tajikistan 65.1 Problematic
+ #116 Venezuela 64.6 Difficult
+ #117 Brunei 64.5 Difficult
+ #118 United Arab Emirates 64.0 Difficult
+ #119 South Sudan 64.0 Difficult
+ #120 Nepal 63.8 Difficult
+ #121 Algeria 63.7 Difficult
+ #122 Mali 63.7 Difficult
+ #123 Macedonia 63.6 Difficult
+ #124 Angola 63.5 Difficult
+ #125 Guatemala 63.4 Difficult
+ #126 Colombia 63.3 Difficult
+ #127 Ukraine 63.1 Difficult
+ #128 Afghanistan 62.9 Difficult
+ #129 Honduras 62.9 Difficult
+ #130 Thailand 62.1 Difficult
+ #131 Cameroon 61.9 Difficult
+ #132 Indonesia 61.9 Difficult
+ #133 Tunisia 61.3 Difficult
+ #134 Oman 61.2 Difficult
+ #135 Zimbabwe 60.8 Difficult
+ #136 Maroc 60.3 Difficult
+ #137 Libya 60.2 Difficult
+ #138 West Bank 59.9 Difficult
+ #139 Chad 59.8 Difficult
+ #140 India 59.7 Difficult
+ #141 Jordan 59.6 Difficult
+ #142 Burundi 59.5 Difficult
+ #143 Ethiopia 59.4 Difficult
+ #144 Cambodia 59.0 Difficult
+ #145 Myanmar 58.6 Difficult
+ #146 Bangladesh 57.4 Difficult
+ #147 Malaysia 57.3 Difficult
+ #148 Russia 57.2 Difficult
+ #149 Philippines 56.3 Difficult
+ #150 Singapor 55.7 Difficult
+ #151 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.4 Difficult
+ #152 Mexico 55.0 Difficult
+ #153 Iraq 54.6 Difficult
+ #154 Turkey 54.1 Difficult
+ #155 Gambia 53.6 Difficult
+ #156 Swaziland 53.2 Difficult
+ #157 Belarus 52.2 Difficult
+ #158 Pakistan 48.5 Difficult
+ #159 Egypt 48.1 Difficult
+ #160 Azerbaijan 47.1 Difficult
+ #161 Kazakhstan 45.1 Difficult
+ #162 Rwanda 43.4 Very serious
+ #163 Bahrain 41.7 Very serious
+ #164 Saudi Arabia 41.7 Very serious
+ #165 Sri Lanka 40.9 Very serious
+ #166 Uzbekistan 39.0 Very serious
+ #167 Yemen 32.7 Very serious
+ #168 Equatorial Guinea 32.0 Very serious
+ #169 Djibouti 29.7 Very serious
+ #170 Cuba 29.1 Very serious
+ #171 Laos 28.8 Very serious
+ #172 Sudan 28.1 Very serious
+ #173 Iran 27.7 Very serious
+ #174 Vietnam 27.6 Very serious
+ #175 China 27.1 Very serious
+ #176 Somalia 26.8 Very serious
+ #177 Syria 23.0 Very serious
+ #178 Turkmenistan 19.2 Very serious
+ #179 North Korea 18.0 Very serious
+ #180 Eritrea 15.2 Very serious
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