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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 92.5 Good
+ #2 Norway 92.2 Good
+ #3 Denmark 91.8 Good
+ #4 Netherlands 90.8 Good
+ #5 Sweden 90.5 Good
+ #6 New Zealand 89.9 Good
+ #7 Austria 89.2 Good
+ #8 Canada 89.0 Good
+ #9 Jamaica 88.8 Good
+ #10 Estonia 88.8 Good
+ #11 Ireland 88.8 Good
+ #12 Germany 88.5 Good
+ #13 Czech Republic 88.4 Good
+ #14 Slovakia 88.3 Good
+ #15 Belgium 88.0 Good
+ #16 Costa Rica 87.7 Good
+ #17 Namibia 87.5 Good
+ #18 Poland 87.3 Good
+ #19 Luxembourg 86.4 Good
+ #20 Switzerland 86.2 Good
+ #21 Iceland 86.1 Good
+ #22 Ghana 84.5 Satisfactory
+ #23 Uruguay 84.1 Satisfactory
+ #24 Cyprus 83.5 Satisfactory
+ #25 Australia 83.0 Satisfactory
+ #26 Portugal 82.9 Satisfactory
+ #27 Liechtenstein 82.3 Satisfactory
+ #28 Latvia 81.9 Satisfactory
+ #29 Suriname 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #30 Belize 81.5 Satisfactory
+ #31 Lithuania 81.2 Satisfactory
+ #32 Andorra 80.1 Satisfactory
+ #33 Spain 80.0 Satisfactory
+ #34 United Kingdom 80.0 Satisfactory
+ #35 Slovenia 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #36 Cap Verde 79.3 Satisfactory
+ #37 OECO 79.0 Satisfactory
+ #38 France 78.8 Satisfactory
+ #39 South Africa 77.9 Satisfactory
+ #40 Samoa 77.7 Satisfactory
+ #41 Trinidad and Tobago 77.6 Satisfactory
+ #42 Botswana 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #43 Chile 77.0 Satisfactory
+ #44 Tonga 76.6 Satisfactory
+ #45 El Salvador 76.3 Satisfactory
+ #46 Burkina Faso 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #47 Niger 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #48 Malta 75.8 Satisfactory
+ #49 United States of America 75.6 Satisfactory
+ #50 Comoros 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #51 Taiwan 75.2 Satisfactory
+ #52 Romania 75.1 Satisfactory
+ #53 Haiti 74.9 Problematic
+ #54 Mongolia 74.8 Problematic
+ #55 Mauritania 74.7 Problematic
+ #56 Papua New Guinea 74.1 Problematic
+ #57 Argentina 73.9 Problematic
+ #58 Croatia 73.9 Problematic
+ #59 Malawi 73.6 Problematic
+ #60 South Korea 73.5 Problematic
+ #61 Japan 73.0 Problematic
+ #62 Guyana 72.8 Problematic
+ #63 Dominican Republic 72.7 Problematic
+ #64 Madagascar 72.6 Problematic
+ #65 Hungary 72.6 Problematic
+ #66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.5 Problematic
+ #67 Republic of Serbia 72.3 Problematic
+ #68 Mauritius 72.3 Problematic
+ #69 Georgia 72.3 Problematic
+ #70 Hong Kong 72.2 Problematic
+ #71 Senegal 72.2 Problematic
+ #72 Moldova 72.2 Problematic
+ #73 Italy 72.1 Problematic
+ #74 Nicaragua 72.1 Problematic
+ #75 United Republic of Tanzania 71.9 Problematic
+ #76 Northen Cyprus 71.7 Problematic
+ #77 Lesotho 71.6 Problematic
+ #78 Armenia 71.6 Problematic
+ #79 Sierra Leone 71.5 Problematic
+ #80 Togo 71.5 Problematic
+ #81 Guinea Bissau 71.3 Problematic
+ #82 Albania 71.2 Problematic
+ #83 Panama 71.0 Problematic
+ #84 Benin 70.8 Problematic
+ #85 Mozambique 70.0 Problematic
+ #86 Ivory Coast 69.5 Problematic
+ #87 Kosovo 69.4 Problematic
+ #88 Kyrgyzstan 69.3 Problematic
+ #89 Liberia 69.2 Problematic
+ #90 Kuwait 69.2 Problematic
+ #91 Greece 69.0 Problematic
+ #92 Peru 68.8 Problematic
+ #93 Fiji 68.7 Problematic
+ #94 Bolivia 68.7 Problematic
+ #95 Gabon 68.6 Problematic
+ #96 Seychelles 68.5 Problematic
+ #97 Uganda 68.3 Problematic
+ #98 Lebanon 68.2 Problematic
+ #99 Brazil 68.1 Problematic
+ #99 Brazil 68.1 Problematic
+ #100 Kenya 67.9 Problematic
+ #101 Israel 67.9 Problematic
+ #102 Guinea 67.4 Problematic
+ #103 East Timor 67.4 Problematic
+ #104 Bhutan 67.3 Problematic
+ #105 Nepal 67.3 Problematic
+ #106 Bulgaria 67.1 Problematic
+ #107 Republic of the Congo 67.0 Problematic
+ #108 Ecuador 66.3 Problematic
+ #109 Paraguay 66.3 Problematic
+ #110 Central African Republic 66.2 Problematic
+ #111 Nigeria 65.9 Problematic
+ #112 Maldives 65.7 Problematic
+ #113 Zambia 65.7 Problematic
+ #114 Montenegro 65.4 Problematic
+ #115 Qatar 64.7 Difficult
+ #116 Tajikistan 63.8 Difficult
+ #117 Macedonia 63.7 Difficult
+ #118 Mali 63.7 Difficult
+ #119 Algeria 63.4 Difficult
+ #120 United Arab Emirates 63.3 Difficult
+ #121 Brunei 63.2 Difficult
+ #122 Afghanistan 62.6 Difficult
+ #123 Angola 62.2 Difficult
+ #124 Guatemala 62.1 Difficult
+ #125 South Sudan 62.0 Difficult
+ #126 Tunisia 61.3 Difficult
+ #127 Oman 61.2 Difficult
+ #128 Colombia 60.9 Difficult
+ #129 Ukraine 60.9 Difficult
+ #130 Maroc 60.8 Difficult
+ #131 Zimbabwe 60.8 Difficult
+ #132 Honduras 60.7 Difficult
+ #133 Cameroon 60.4 Difficult
+ #134 Thailand 59.9 Difficult
+ #135 Chad 59.8 Difficult
+ #136 India 59.5 Difficult
+ #137 Venezuela 59.4 Difficult
+ #138 Indonesia 59.2 Difficult
+ #139 Cambodia 59.0 Difficult
+ #140 West Bank 59.0 Difficult
+ #141 Philippines 58.8 Difficult
+ #142 Ethiopia 58.2 Difficult
+ #143 Jordan 57.9 Difficult
+ #144 Myanmar 57.9 Difficult
+ #145 Burundi 57.1 Difficult
+ #146 Bangladesh 57.0 Difficult
+ #147 Malaysia 56.7 Difficult
+ #148 Mexico 56.3 Difficult
+ #149 Turkey 55.8 Difficult
+ #150 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.7 Difficult
+ #151 Gambia 55.5 Difficult
+ #152 Russia 55.0 Difficult
+ #153 Singapor 54.1 Difficult
+ #154 Libya 54.0 Difficult
+ #155 Swaziland 52.7 Difficult
+ #156 Iraq 52.2 Difficult
+ #157 Belarus 52.0 Difficult
+ #158 Egypt 49.8 Difficult
+ #159 Pakistan 49.5 Difficult
+ #160 Kazakhstan 46.5 Difficult
+ #161 Rwanda 43.4 Very serious
+ #162 Azerbaijan 41.6 Very serious
+ #163 Bahrain 41.3 Very serious
+ #164 Saudi Arabia 40.6 Very serious
+ #165 Sri Lanka 39.7 Very serious
+ #166 Uzbekistan 38.9 Very serious
+ #167 Equatorial Guinea 33.8 Very serious
+ #168 Yemen 33.6 Very serious
+ #169 Cuba 29.8 Very serious
+ #170 Djibouti 29.0 Very serious
+ #171 Laos 28.8 Very serious
+ #172 Somalia 27.7 Very serious
+ #173 Iran 27.7 Very serious
+ #174 Sudan 27.7 Very serious
+ #175 Vietnam 27.4 Very serious
+ #176 China 26.4 Very serious
+ #177 Syria 22.7 Very serious
+ #178 Turkmenistan 19.2 Very serious
+ #179 North Korea 16.8 Very serious
+ #180 Eritrea 15.1 Very serious
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