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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 Denmark 91.9 Good
+ #4 Sweden 90.8 Good
+ #5 Netherlands 90.0 Good
+ #6 Jamaica 89.5 Good
+ #7 Costa Rica 89.5 Good
+ #8 Switzerland 89.4 Good
+ #9 New Zealand 89.3 Good
+ #10 Portugal 88.2 Good
+ #11 Germany 87.8 Good
+ #12 Belgium 87.4 Good
+ #13 Ireland 87.4 Good
+ #14 Estonia 87.4 Good
+ #15 Iceland 84.9 Satisfactory
+ #16 Canada 84.7 Satisfactory
+ #17 Luxembourg 84.5 Satisfactory
+ #18 Austria 84.2 Satisfactory
+ #19 Uruguay 84.2 Satisfactory
+ #20 Suriname 82.5 Satisfactory
+ #21 Samoa 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #22 Latvia 81.4 Satisfactory
+ #23 Namibia 80.8 Satisfactory
+ #24 Liechtenstein 80.5 Satisfactory
+ #25 Cap Verde 79.8 Satisfactory
+ #26 Australia 79.8 Satisfactory
+ #27 Cyprus 79.5 Satisfactory
+ #28 Lithuania 78.8 Satisfactory
+ #29 Spain 77.8 Satisfactory
+ #30 Ghana 77.7 Satisfactory
+ #31 South Africa 77.6 Satisfactory
+ #32 Slovenia 77.4 Satisfactory
+ #33 Slovakia 77.3 Satisfactory
+ #34 France 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #35 United Kingdom 77.1 Satisfactory
+ #36 Trinidad and Tobago 76.8 Satisfactory
+ #37 Andorra 76.8 Satisfactory
+ #38 Burkina Faso 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #39 Botswana 76.4 Satisfactory
+ #40 Czech Republic 76.4 Satisfactory
+ #41 Italy 76.3 Satisfactory
+ #42 South Korea 76.3 Satisfactory
+ #43 Taiwan 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #44 OECO 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #45 United States of America 76.2 Satisfactory
+ #46 Papua New Guinea 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #47 Senegal 76.0 Satisfactory
+ #48 Romania 74.1 Problematic
+ #49 Guyana 73.4 Problematic
+ #50 Tonga 72.7 Problematic
+ #51 Chile 72.7 Problematic
+ #52 Fiji 72.6 Problematic
+ #53 Belize 72.5 Problematic
+ #54 Madagascar 72.3 Problematic
+ #55 Dominican Republic 72.1 Problematic
+ #56 Mauritius 72.0 Problematic
+ #57 Niger 71.8 Problematic
+ #58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.5 Problematic
+ #59 Croatia 71.5 Problematic
+ #60 Georgia 71.4 Problematic
+ #61 Armenia 71.4 Problematic
+ #62 Poland 71.3 Problematic
+ #63 Seychelles 71.3 Problematic
+ #64 Argentina 71.2 Problematic
+ #65 Greece 71.2 Problematic
+ #66 Japan 71.1 Problematic
+ #67 Bhutan 71.1 Problematic
+ #68 Ivory Coast 71.1 Problematic
+ #69 Malawi 70.7 Problematic
+ #70 Kosovo 70.7 Problematic
+ #71 Togo 70.7 Problematic
+ #72 Tunisia 70.5 Problematic
+ #73 Mongolia 70.4 Problematic
+ #74 El Salvador 70.3 Problematic
+ #75 Comoros 70.2 Problematic
+ #76 Panama 70.2 Problematic
+ #77 Northen Cyprus 70.2 Problematic
+ #78 East Timor 70.1 Problematic
+ #79 Maldives 70.1 Problematic
+ #80 Hong Kong 70.0 Problematic
+ #81 Malta 69.8 Problematic
+ #82 Kyrgyzstan 69.8 Problematic
+ #83 Haiti 69.8 Problematic
+ #84 Albania 69.8 Problematic
+ #85 Sierra Leone 69.7 Problematic
+ #86 Lesotho 69.5 Problematic
+ #87 Gambia 69.4 Problematic
+ #88 Israel 69.2 Problematic
+ #89 Hungary 69.2 Problematic
+ #90 Peru 69.1 Problematic
+ #91 Moldova 68.8 Problematic
+ #92 Macedonia 68.7 Problematic
+ #93 Republic of Serbia 68.4 Problematic
+ #94 Guinea Bissau 67.9 Problematic
+ #95 Liberia 67.8 Problematic
+ #96 Ukraine 67.5 Problematic
+ #97 Mauritania 67.5 Problematic
+ #98 Ecuador 67.4 Problematic
+ #99 Ethiopia 67.2 Problematic
+ #100 Paraguay 67.0 Problematic
+ #101 Malaysia 66.9 Problematic
+ #102 Lebanon 66.8 Problematic
+ #103 Kenya 66.3 Problematic
+ #104 Mozambique 66.2 Problematic
+ #105 Montenegro 66.2 Problematic
+ #106 Angola 66.1 Problematic
+ #107 Brazil 66.0 Problematic
+ #107 Brazil 66.0 Problematic
+ #108 Mali 65.9 Problematic
+ #109 Kuwait 65.7 Problematic
+ #110 Guinea 65.7 Problematic
+ #111 Bulgaria 64.9 Difficult
+ #112 Nepal 64.9 Difficult
+ #113 Benin 64.9 Difficult
+ #114 Bolivia 64.6 Difficult
+ #115 Nigeria 64.4 Difficult
+ #116 Guatemala 64.3 Difficult
+ #117 Nicaragua 64.2 Difficult
+ #118 Republic of the Congo 63.4 Difficult
+ #119 Indonesia 63.2 Difficult
+ #120 Zambia 63.0 Difficult
+ #121 Gabon 62.8 Difficult
+ #122 Afghanistan 62.3 Difficult
+ #123 Chad 60.3 Difficult
+ #124 United Republic of Tanzania 59.8 Difficult
+ #125 Uganda 59.0 Difficult
+ #126 Zimbabwe 59.0 Difficult
+ #127 Sri Lanka 58.1 Difficult
+ #128 Jordan 57.9 Difficult
+ #129 Qatar 57.5 Difficult
+ #130 Colombia 57.3 Difficult
+ #131 United Arab Emirates 57.3 Difficult
+ #132 Central African Republic 57.1 Difficult
+ #133 Maroc 57.1 Difficult
+ #134 Cameroon 56.7 Difficult
+ #135 Oman 56.6 Difficult
+ #136 Philippines 56.5 Difficult
+ #137 West Bank 55.9 Difficult
+ #138 South Sudan 55.5 Difficult
+ #139 Myanmar 55.2 Difficult
+ #140 Thailand 55.1 Difficult
+ #141 Swaziland 54.9 Difficult
+ #142 India 54.7 Difficult
+ #143 Mexico 54.5 Difficult
+ #144 Cambodia 54.5 Difficult
+ #145 Pakistan 54.5 Difficult
+ #146 Algeria 54.5 Difficult
+ #147 Venezuela 54.3 Difficult
+ #148 Honduras 51.8 Difficult
+ #149 Russia 51.1 Difficult
+ #150 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.9 Difficult
+ #151 Bangladesh 50.6 Difficult
+ #152 Brunei 50.4 Difficult
+ #153 Belarus 50.2 Difficult
+ #154 Turkey 50.0 Difficult
+ #155 Rwanda 49.7 Difficult
+ #156 Uzbekistan 46.9 Difficult
+ #157 Kazakhstan 45.9 Difficult
+ #158 Singapor 44.8 Very serious
+ #159 Sudan 44.7 Very serious
+ #160 Burundi 44.7 Very serious
+ #161 Tajikistan 44.7 Very serious
+ #162 Iraq 44.6 Very serious
+ #163 Somalia 44.5 Very serious
+ #164 Libya 44.2 Very serious
+ #165 Equatorial Guinea 43.6 Very serious
+ #166 Egypt 43.2 Very serious
+ #167 Yemen 41.8 Very serious
+ #168 Azerbaijan 41.5 Very serious
+ #169 Bahrain 39.9 Very serious
+ #170 Saudi Arabia 37.9 Very serious
+ #171 Cuba 36.2 Very serious
+ #172 Laos 35.7 Very serious
+ #173 Iran 35.2 Very serious
+ #174 Syria 27.4 Very serious
+ #175 Vietnam 25.3 Very serious
+ #176 Djibouti 23.3 Very serious
+ #177 China 21.5 Very serious
+ #178 Eritrea 16.5 Very serious
+ #179 Turkmenistan 14.6 Very serious
+ #180 North Korea 14.2 Very serious
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