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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 95.2 Good
+ #2 Ireland 89.9 Good
+ #3 Denmark 89.5 Good
+ #4 Sweden 88.2 Good
+ #5 Finland 87.9 Good
+ #6 Netherlands 87.0 Good
+ #7 Lithuania 86.8 Good
+ #8 Estonia 85.3 Good
+ #9 Portugal 84.6 Satisfactory
+ #10 East Timor 84.5 Satisfactory
+ #11 Liechtenstein 84.5 Satisfactory
+ #12 Switzerland 84.4 Satisfactory
+ #13 New Zealand 84.2 Satisfactory
+ #14 Czech Republic 83.6 Satisfactory
+ #15 Canada 83.5 Satisfactory
+ #16 Latvia 83.3 Satisfactory
+ #17 Slovakia 83.2 Satisfactory
+ #18 Iceland 83.2 Satisfactory
+ #19 Samoa 82.2 Satisfactory
+ #20 Luxembourg 82.0 Satisfactory
+ #21 Germany 81.9 Satisfactory
+ #22 Namibia 80.9 Satisfactory
+ #23 Costa Rica 80.2 Satisfactory
+ #24 France 78.7 Satisfactory
+ #25 South Africa 78.6 Satisfactory
+ #26 United Kingdom 78.5 Satisfactory
+ #27 Australia 78.2 Satisfactory
+ #28 Moldova 77.6 Satisfactory
+ #29 Austria 77.3 Satisfactory
+ #30 Trinidad and Tobago 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #31 Belgium 76.5 Satisfactory
+ #32 Jamaica 75.9 Satisfactory
+ #33 Cap Verde 75.7 Satisfactory
+ #34 Seychelles 75.7 Satisfactory
+ #35 Taiwan 75.5 Satisfactory
+ #36 Spain 75.4 Satisfactory
+ #37 Andorra 75.0 Satisfactory
+ #38 Macedonia 74.3 Satisfactory
+ #39 Montenegro 74.3 Satisfactory
+ #40 Argentina 73.4 Satisfactory
+ #41 Italy 72.0 Satisfactory
+ #42 Croatia 72.0 Satisfactory
+ #43 Dominican Republic 71.9 Satisfactory
+ #44 Tonga 71.3 Satisfactory
+ #45 United States of America 71.2 Satisfactory
+ #46 Gambia 71.1 Satisfactory
+ #47 South Korea 70.8 Satisfactory
+ #48 Suriname 70.6 Satisfactory
+ #49 Armenia 70.6 Satisfactory
+ #50 Slovenia 70.6 Satisfactory
+ #51 Belize 70.5 Satisfactory
+ #52 Uruguay 70.3 Satisfactory
+ #53 Romania 69.0 Problematic
+ #54 Ivory Coast 68.8 Problematic
+ #55 Cyprus 68.6 Problematic
+ #56 Kosovo 68.4 Problematic
+ #57 Poland 67.7 Problematic
+ #58 Burkina Faso 67.6 Problematic
+ #59 Papua New Guinea 67.6 Problematic
+ #60 Guyana 67.5 Problematic
+ #61 Niger 66.8 Problematic
+ #62 Ghana 65.9 Problematic
+ #63 Mauritius 65.6 Problematic
+ #64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.4 Problematic
+ #65 Botswana 64.6 Problematic
+ #66 Liberia 64.3 Problematic
+ #67 Lesotho 64.3 Problematic
+ #68 Japan 64.0 Problematic
+ #69 Panama 63.7 Problematic
+ #70 Togo 63.1 Problematic
+ #71 Bulgaria 63.0 Problematic
+ #72 Hungary 63.0 Problematic
+ #73 Malaysia 62.8 Problematic
+ #74 Sierra Leone 62.5 Problematic
+ #75 Comoros 62.2 Problematic
+ #76 Northen Cyprus 61.7 Problematic
+ #77 Georgia 61.7 Problematic
+ #78 Guinea Bissau 61.6 Problematic
+ #79 Ukraine 61.2 Problematic
+ #80 Ecuador 60.5 Problematic
+ #81 Republic of the Congo 60.4 Problematic
+ #82 Malawi 60.3 Problematic
+ #83 Chile 60.1 Problematic
+ #84 Malta 59.8 Problematic
+ #85 Guinea 59.5 Problematic
+ #86 Mauritania 59.5 Problematic
+ #87 Zambia 59.4 Problematic
+ #88 Mongolia 59.3 Problematic
+ #89 Fiji 59.3 Problematic
+ #90 Bhutan 59.2 Problematic
+ #91 Republic of Serbia 59.2 Problematic
+ #92 Brazil 58.7 Problematic
+ #92 Brazil 58.7 Problematic
+ #93 OECO 58.4 Problematic
+ #94 Gabon 58.1 Problematic
+ #95 Nepal 57.9 Problematic
+ #96 Albania 57.9 Problematic
+ #97 Israel 57.6 Problematic
+ #98 Central African Republic 57.6 Problematic
+ #99 Haiti 57.4 Problematic
+ #100 Maldives 56.9 Problematic
+ #101 Madagascar 56.7 Problematic
+ #102 Mozambique 56.1 Problematic
+ #103 Paraguay 56.0 Problematic
+ #104 Senegal 55.8 Problematic
+ #105 Qatar 55.3 Problematic
+ #106 Thailand 55.2 Problematic
+ #107 Greece 55.2 Problematic
+ #108 Indonesia 54.8 Difficult
+ #109 Chad 53.7 Difficult
+ #110 Peru 52.7 Difficult
+ #111 Swaziland 52.7 Difficult
+ #112 Benin 52.4 Difficult
+ #113 Mali 52.3 Difficult
+ #114 Burundi 52.1 Difficult
+ #115 El Salvador 51.4 Difficult
+ #116 Kenya 51.1 Difficult
+ #117 Bolivia 51.1 Difficult
+ #118 South Sudan 50.6 Difficult
+ #119 Lebanon 50.5 Difficult
+ #120 Equatorial Guinea 50.4 Difficult
+ #121 Tunisia 50.1 Difficult
+ #122 Kyrgyzstan 49.9 Difficult
+ #123 Nigeria 49.6 Difficult
+ #124 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.5 Difficult
+ #125 Angola 48.3 Difficult
+ #126 Zimbabwe 48.2 Difficult
+ #127 Guatemala 48.1 Difficult
+ #128 Mexico 48.0 Difficult
+ #129 Singapor 47.9 Difficult
+ #130 Ethiopia 47.7 Difficult
+ #131 Rwanda 46.6 Difficult
+ #132 Philippines 46.2 Difficult
+ #133 Uganda 46.1 Difficult
+ #134 Kazakhstan 45.9 Difficult
+ #135 Sri Lanka 45.9 Difficult
+ #136 Algeria 45.7 Difficult
+ #137 Uzbekistan 45.7 Difficult
+ #138 Cameroon 45.6 Difficult
+ #139 Colombia 45.2 Difficult
+ #140 Hong Kong 44.9 Difficult
+ #141 Somalia 44.2 Difficult
+ #142 Brunei 44.2 Difficult
+ #143 United Republic of Tanzania 44.0 Difficult
+ #144 Maroc 43.7 Difficult
+ #145 United Arab Emirates 43.0 Difficult
+ #146 Jordan 42.8 Difficult
+ #147 Cambodia 42.0 Difficult
+ #148 Sudan 40.8 Difficult
+ #149 Libya 40.2 Difficult
+ #150 Pakistan 40.0 Very serious
+ #151 Azerbaijan 39.9 Very serious
+ #152 Afghanistan 39.8 Very serious
+ #153 Tajikistan 39.1 Very serious
+ #154 Kuwait 38.8 Very serious
+ #155 Oman 37.9 Very serious
+ #156 West Bank 37.9 Very serious
+ #157 Belarus 37.2 Very serious
+ #158 Nicaragua 37.1 Very serious
+ #159 Venezuela 37.0 Very serious
+ #160 Laos 36.7 Very serious
+ #161 India 36.6 Very serious
+ #162 Djibouti 35.9 Very serious
+ #163 Bangladesh 35.3 Very serious
+ #164 Russia 34.8 Very serious
+ #165 Turkey 34.0 Very serious
+ #166 Egypt 33.4 Very serious
+ #167 Iraq 32.9 Very serious
+ #168 Yemen 32.8 Very serious
+ #169 Honduras 32.6 Very serious
+ #170 Saudi Arabia 32.4 Very serious
+ #171 Bahrain 30.6 Very serious
+ #172 Cuba 29.0 Very serious
+ #173 Myanmar 28.3 Very serious
+ #174 Eritrea 27.9 Very serious
+ #175 Syria 27.2 Very serious
+ #176 Turkmenistan 25.8 Very serious
+ #177 Iran 24.8 Very serious
+ #178 Vietnam 24.6 Very serious
+ #179 China 23.0 Very serious
+ #180 North Korea 21.7 Very serious
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