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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 93.3 Good
+ #2 Finland 93.0 Good
+ #3 Sweden 92.8 Good
+ #4 Denmark 91.4 Good
+ #5 Costa Rica 91.2 Good
+ #6 Netherlands 90.3 Good
+ #7 Jamaica 90.0 Good
+ #8 New Zealand 90.0 Good
+ #9 Portugal 89.9 Good
+ #10 Switzerland 89.5 Good
+ #11 Belgium 88.3 Good
+ #12 Ireland 88.1 Good
+ #13 Germany 84.8 Satisfactory
+ #14 Canada 84.8 Satisfactory
+ #15 Estonia 84.8 Satisfactory
+ #16 Iceland 84.6 Satisfactory
+ #17 Austria 83.7 Satisfactory
+ #18 Uruguay 83.6 Satisfactory
+ #19 Suriname 83.0 Satisfactory
+ #20 Luxembourg 82.4 Satisfactory
+ #21 Samoa 80.8 Satisfactory
+ #22 Latvia 80.7 Satisfactory
+ #23 Liechtenstein 80.5 Satisfactory
+ #24 Namibia 80.3 Satisfactory
+ #25 Australia 80.2 Satisfactory
+ #26 Cyprus 80.2 Satisfactory
+ #27 Cap Verde 79.9 Satisfactory
+ #28 Lithuania 79.8 Satisfactory
+ #29 Spain 79.6 Satisfactory
+ #30 Ghana 78.7 Satisfactory
+ #31 Trinidad and Tobago 78.5 Satisfactory
+ #32 South Africa 78.4 Satisfactory
+ #33 United Kingdom 78.4 Satisfactory
+ #34 France 77.4 Satisfactory
+ #35 Slovakia 77.0 Satisfactory
+ #36 Slovenia 76.9 Satisfactory
+ #37 Burkina Faso 76.8 Satisfactory
+ #38 Botswana 76.8 Satisfactory
+ #39 Andorra 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #40 Czech Republic 76.6 Satisfactory
+ #41 Italy 76.6 Satisfactory
+ #42 South Korea 76.6 Satisfactory
+ #43 Taiwan 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #44 United States of America 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #45 OECO 76.0 Satisfactory
+ #46 Tonga 75.4 Satisfactory
+ #47 Papua New Guinea 75.1 Satisfactory
+ #48 Romania 75.1 Satisfactory
+ #49 Senegal 74.8 Problematic
+ #50 Dominican Republic 74.4 Problematic
+ #51 Guyana 74.4 Problematic
+ #52 Seychelles 74.3 Problematic
+ #53 Belize 72.4 Problematic
+ #54 Chile 72.1 Problematic
+ #55 Fiji 72.1 Problematic
+ #56 Croatia 72.0 Problematic
+ #57 Madagascar 71.8 Problematic
+ #58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.7 Problematic
+ #59 Niger 71.6 Problematic
+ #60 Georgia 71.4 Problematic
+ #61 Mauritius 71.3 Problematic
+ #62 Malawi 71.2 Problematic
+ #63 Armenia 71.2 Problematic
+ #64 Poland 71.2 Problematic
+ #65 Bhutan 71.1 Problematic
+ #66 Ivory Coast 71.1 Problematic
+ #67 Japan 71.1 Problematic
+ #68 Mongolia 71.0 Problematic
+ #69 Argentina 71.0 Problematic
+ #70 Greece 71.0 Problematic
+ #71 East Timor 70.9 Problematic
+ #72 Maldives 70.9 Problematic
+ #73 Tunisia 70.5 Problematic
+ #74 Togo 70.4 Problematic
+ #75 Sierra Leone 70.4 Problematic
+ #76 Northen Cyprus 70.2 Problematic
+ #77 Panama 70.1 Problematic
+ #78 Kosovo 69.7 Problematic
+ #79 Kyrgyzstan 69.6 Problematic
+ #80 Hong Kong 69.6 Problematic
+ #81 Malta 69.5 Problematic
+ #82 El Salvador 69.5 Problematic
+ #83 Albania 69.4 Problematic
+ #84 Comoros 69.3 Problematic
+ #85 Gambia 69.2 Problematic
+ #86 Israel 69.1 Problematic
+ #87 Haiti 68.9 Problematic
+ #88 Lesotho 68.4 Problematic
+ #89 Moldova 68.4 Problematic
+ #90 Macedonia 68.3 Problematic
+ #91 Peru 68.3 Problematic
+ #92 Hungary 68.2 Problematic
+ #93 Republic of Serbia 68.0 Problematic
+ #94 Mauritania 67.8 Problematic
+ #95 Guinea Bissau 67.3 Problematic
+ #96 Ecuador 67.2 Problematic
+ #97 Ukraine 67.0 Problematic
+ #98 Liberia 66.6 Problematic
+ #99 Mali 66.5 Problematic
+ #100 Paraguay 66.5 Problematic
+ #101 Ethiopia 66.4 Problematic
+ #102 Kenya 66.3 Problematic
+ #103 Angola 65.9 Problematic
+ #104 Montenegro 65.7 Problematic
+ #105 Kuwait 65.6 Problematic
+ #106 Nepal 65.4 Problematic
+ #107 Lebanon 65.1 Problematic
+ #108 Mozambique 64.6 Difficult
+ #109 Guinea 64.6 Difficult
+ #110 Bolivia 64.5 Difficult
+ #111 Brazil 63.8 Difficult
+ #111 Brazil 63.8 Difficult
+ #112 Bulgaria 62.7 Difficult
+ #113 Indonesia 62.6 Difficult
+ #114 Benin 61.8 Difficult
+ #115 Zambia 61.8 Difficult
+ #116 Guatemala 61.5 Difficult
+ #117 Gabon 61.4 Difficult
+ #118 Republic of the Congo 61.2 Difficult
+ #119 Malaysia 60.5 Difficult
+ #120 Nigeria 60.3 Difficult
+ #121 Nicaragua 60.0 Difficult
+ #122 Afghanistan 59.8 Difficult
+ #123 Chad 59.8 Difficult
+ #124 United Republic of Tanzania 59.3 Difficult
+ #125 Uganda 58.8 Difficult
+ #126 Central African Republic 58.1 Difficult
+ #127 Sri Lanka 57.8 Difficult
+ #128 Qatar 57.4 Difficult
+ #129 Jordan 57.1 Difficult
+ #130 Zimbabwe 56.9 Difficult
+ #131 United Arab Emirates 56.9 Difficult
+ #132 West Bank 56.8 Difficult
+ #133 Oman 56.6 Difficult
+ #134 Colombia 56.3 Difficult
+ #135 Cameroon 56.2 Difficult
+ #136 Maroc 56.1 Difficult
+ #137 Thailand 54.8 Difficult
+ #138 Philippines 54.4 Difficult
+ #139 South Sudan 54.2 Difficult
+ #140 Myanmar 53.9 Difficult
+ #141 Swaziland 53.7 Difficult
+ #142 India 53.4 Difficult
+ #143 Mexico 53.3 Difficult
+ #144 Cambodia 53.2 Difficult
+ #145 Pakistan 53.1 Difficult
+ #146 Algeria 52.7 Difficult
+ #147 Burundi 52.4 Difficult
+ #148 Venezuela 52.4 Difficult
+ #149 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51.4 Difficult
+ #150 Russia 51.3 Difficult
+ #151 Honduras 50.6 Difficult
+ #152 Bangladesh 50.3 Difficult
+ #153 Turkey 50.2 Difficult
+ #154 Brunei 50.1 Difficult
+ #155 Kazakhstan 49.7 Difficult
+ #156 Rwanda 49.3 Difficult
+ #157 Uzbekistan 49.3 Difficult
+ #158 Belarus 49.2 Difficult
+ #159 Sudan 47.1 Difficult
+ #160 Singapor 44.8 Very serious
+ #161 Somalia 44.5 Very serious
+ #162 Tajikistan 44.5 Very serious
+ #163 Iraq 44.4 Very serious
+ #164 Equatorial Guinea 44.3 Very serious
+ #165 Libya 44.3 Very serious
+ #166 Egypt 43.8 Very serious
+ #167 Azerbaijan 41.2 Very serious
+ #168 Bahrain 38.9 Very serious
+ #169 Yemen 37.6 Very serious
+ #170 Saudi Arabia 37.3 Very serious
+ #171 Cuba 36.1 Very serious
+ #172 Laos 29.4 Very serious
+ #173 Syria 29.4 Very serious
+ #174 Iran 27.3 Very serious
+ #175 Vietnam 21.5 Very serious
+ #176 Djibouti 21.4 Very serious
+ #177 China 21.3 Very serious
+ #178 Turkmenistan 20.0 Very serious
+ #179 North Korea 18.7 Very serious
+ #180 Eritrea 18.6 Very serious
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