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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 Norway 92.2 Good
+ #2 Finland 92.1 Good
+ #3 Sweden 91.7 Good
+ #4 Netherlands 91.4 Good
+ #5 Denmark 90.1 Good
+ #6 Switzerland 89.5 Good
+ #7 New Zealand 89.2 Good
+ #8 Jamaica 88.9 Good
+ #9 Belgium 87.9 Good
+ #10 Costa Rica 87.8 Good
+ #11 Estonia 87.7 Good
+ #12 Portugal 87.4 Good
+ #13 Germany 85.4 Good
+ #14 Iceland 85.3 Good
+ #15 Ireland 85.0 Good
+ #16 Austria 84.7 Satisfactory
+ #17 Luxembourg 84.3 Satisfactory
+ #18 Canada 84.3 Satisfactory
+ #19 Uruguay 83.9 Satisfactory
+ #20 Suriname 83.6 Satisfactory
+ #21 Australia 83.5 Satisfactory
+ #22 Samoa 81.8 Satisfactory
- #23 Namibia 81.0 Satisfactory
Freedom of the press is firmly anchored in Namibia, historically one of Africa’s best-ranked countries in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index. The political and legislative environment is conducive to the free exercise of journalism.
+ #24 Latvia 80.5 Satisfactory
+ #25 Cap Verde 80.2 Satisfactory
+ #26 Liechtenstein 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #27 Ghana 79.2 Satisfactory
+ #28 Cyprus 78.3 Satisfactory
+ #29 Spain 78.0 Satisfactory
+ #30 Lithuania 77.9 Satisfactory
+ #31 South Africa 77.8 Satisfactory
+ #32 France 77.8 Satisfactory
+ #33 United Kingdom 77.8 Satisfactory
+ #34 Slovenia 77.7 Satisfactory
+ #35 Slovakia 76.4 Satisfactory
+ #36 Burkina Faso 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #37 Andorra 75.4 Satisfactory
+ #38 Papua New Guinea 75.3 Satisfactory
+ #39 Trinidad and Tobago 75.3 Satisfactory
+ #40 Czech Republic 75.1 Satisfactory
+ #41 South Korea 75.1 Satisfactory
+ #42 Taiwan 75.0 Satisfactory
+ #43 Italy 75.0 Satisfactory
+ #44 Botswana 74.9 Problematic
+ #45 Tonga 74.6 Problematic
+ #46 Chile 74.3 Problematic
+ #47 Romania 74.3 Problematic
+ #48 United States of America 74.3 Problematic
+ #49 Senegal 74.2 Problematic
+ #50 OECO 74.0 Problematic
+ #51 Guyana 73.4 Problematic
+ #52 Fiji 72.8 Problematic
+ #53 Belize 72.5 Problematic
+ #54 Madagascar 72.2 Problematic
+ #55 Dominican Republic 72.1 Problematic
+ #56 Comoros 72.1 Problematic
+ #57 Argentina 71.7 Problematic
+ #58 Mauritius 71.5 Problematic
+ #59 Poland 71.1 Problematic
+ #60 Georgia 71.0 Problematic
+ #61 Armenia 71.0 Problematic
+ #62 Haiti 71.0 Problematic
+ #63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.0 Problematic
+ #64 Croatia 71.0 Problematic
+ #65 Greece 70.9 Problematic
+ #66 Niger 70.7 Problematic
+ #67 Japan 70.6 Problematic
+ #68 Malawi 70.6 Problematic
+ #69 Seychelles 70.6 Problematic
+ #70 Mongolia 70.5 Problematic
+ #71 Ivory Coast 70.5 Problematic
+ #72 Tunisia 70.4 Problematic
+ #73 Hong Kong 70.3 Problematic
+ #74 Northen Cyprus 70.3 Problematic
+ #75 Kosovo 70.3 Problematic
+ #76 Togo 70.3 Problematic
+ #77 Malta 70.3 Problematic
+ #78 Lesotho 70.3 Problematic
+ #79 Panama 70.2 Problematic
+ #80 Bhutan 70.2 Problematic
+ #81 El Salvador 70.2 Problematic
+ #82 Albania 70.2 Problematic
+ #83 Kyrgyzstan 70.1 Problematic
+ #84 East Timor 70.1 Problematic
+ #85 Peru 69.8 Problematic
+ #86 Sierra Leone 69.6 Problematic
+ #87 Hungary 69.6 Problematic
+ #88 Israel 69.2 Problematic
+ #89 Guinea Bissau 69.0 Problematic
+ #90 Republic of Serbia 68.8 Problematic
+ #91 Moldova 68.8 Problematic
+ #92 Gambia 68.7 Problematic
+ #93 Liberia 68.5 Problematic
+ #94 Mauritania 68.3 Problematic
+ #95 Macedonia 68.3 Problematic
+ #96 Benin 68.3 Problematic
+ #97 Ecuador 68.1 Problematic
+ #98 Maldives 67.8 Problematic
+ #99 Paraguay 67.6 Problematic
+ #100 Kenya 67.6 Problematic
+ #101 Lebanon 67.6 Problematic
+ #102 Ukraine 67.5 Problematic
+ #103 Mozambique 67.3 Problematic
+ #104 Montenegro 67.3 Problematic
+ #105 Brazil 67.2 Problematic
+ #105 Brazil 67.2 Problematic
+ #106 Nepal 66.6 Problematic
+ #107 Guinea 66.5 Problematic
+ #108 Kuwait 66.1 Problematic
+ #109 Angola 65.0 Problematic
+ #110 Ethiopia 64.9 Difficult
+ #111 Bulgaria 64.9 Difficult
+ #112 Mali 64.8 Difficult
+ #113 Bolivia 64.6 Difficult
+ #114 Nicaragua 64.5 Difficult
+ #115 Gabon 64.4 Difficult
+ #116 Guatemala 64.1 Difficult
+ #117 Republic of the Congo 64.0 Difficult
+ #118 United Republic of Tanzania 63.7 Difficult
+ #119 Zambia 63.6 Difficult
+ #120 Nigeria 63.5 Difficult
+ #121 Afghanistan 63.5 Difficult
+ #122 Chad 63.3 Difficult
+ #123 Malaysia 63.3 Difficult
+ #124 Indonesia 63.2 Difficult
+ #125 Uganda 60.6 Difficult
+ #126 Sri Lanka 60.4 Difficult
+ #127 Zimbabwe 57.8 Difficult
+ #128 Qatar 57.5 Difficult
+ #129 Colombia 57.2 Difficult
+ #130 Jordan 56.9 Difficult
+ #131 Cameroon 56.7 Difficult
+ #132 Oman 56.6 Difficult
+ #133 United Arab Emirates 56.4 Difficult
+ #134 Philippines 56.1 Difficult
+ #135 Maroc 56.0 Difficult
+ #136 Thailand 55.9 Difficult
+ #137 West Bank 55.3 Difficult
+ #138 Myanmar 55.1 Difficult
+ #139 South Sudan 54.4 Difficult
+ #140 India 54.3 Difficult
+ #141 Algeria 54.2 Difficult
+ #142 Pakistan 54.2 Difficult
+ #143 Cambodia 54.1 Difficult
+ #144 Mexico 53.2 Difficult
+ #145 Central African Republic 52.7 Difficult
+ #146 Honduras 51.5 Difficult
+ #147 Swaziland 50.9 Difficult
+ #148 Venezuela 50.9 Difficult
+ #149 Russia 49.7 Difficult
+ #150 Bangladesh 49.3 Difficult
+ #151 Singapor 48.6 Difficult
+ #152 Brunei 48.5 Difficult
+ #153 Belarus 48.3 Difficult
+ #154 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.3 Difficult
+ #155 Rwanda 47.6 Difficult
+ #156 Iraq 47.4 Difficult
+ #157 Turkey 47.2 Difficult
+ #158 Kazakhstan 47.2 Difficult
+ #159 Burundi 47.1 Difficult
+ #160 Uzbekistan 46.5 Difficult
+ #161 Tajikistan 46.0 Difficult
+ #162 Libya 44.2 Very serious
+ #163 Egypt 43.5 Very serious
+ #164 Somalia 42.8 Very serious
+ #165 Equatorial Guinea 41.6 Very serious
+ #166 Azerbaijan 40.9 Very serious
+ #167 Bahrain 38.7 Very serious
+ #168 Yemen 38.3 Very serious
+ #169 Cuba 36.2 Very serious
+ #170 Iran 35.6 Very serious
+ #171 Laos 35.5 Very serious
+ #172 Saudi Arabia 34.1 Very serious
+ #173 Djibouti 28.6 Very serious
+ #174 Syria 28.2 Very serious
+ #175 Sudan 27.6 Very serious
+ #176 Vietnam 25.1 Very serious
+ #177 China 21.1 Very serious
+ #178 Eritrea 19.7 Very serious
+ #179 North Korea 16.6 Very serious
+ #180 Turkmenistan 14.6 Very serious
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