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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 91.9 Good
+ #2 Denmark 89.6 Good
+ #3 Sweden 88.3 Good
+ #4 Netherlands 87.7 Good
+ #5 Finland 86.5 Good
+ #6 Estonia 86.4 Good
+ #7 Portugal 85.9 Good
+ #8 Ireland 85.6 Good
+ #9 Switzerland 84.0 Satisfactory
+ #10 Germany 83.8 Satisfactory
+ #11 Luxembourg 83.8 Satisfactory
+ #12 Latvia 82.9 Satisfactory
+ #13 Lithuania 81.7 Satisfactory
+ #14 Canada 81.7 Satisfactory
+ #15 Liechtenstein 81.5 Satisfactory
+ #16 Belgium 81.5 Satisfactory
+ #17 Czech Republic 80.1 Satisfactory
+ #18 Iceland 80.1 Satisfactory
+ #19 New Zealand 79.7 Satisfactory
+ #20 East Timor 78.9 Satisfactory
+ #21 France 78.7 Satisfactory
+ #22 Samoa 78.4 Satisfactory
+ #23 United Kingdom 77.5 Satisfactory
+ #24 Jamaica 77.3 Satisfactory
+ #25 Trinidad and Tobago 76.7 Satisfactory
+ #26 Costa Rica 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #27 Taiwan 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #28 Suriname 76.1 Satisfactory
+ #29 Slovakia 76.0 Satisfactory
+ #30 Spain 76.0 Satisfactory
+ #31 Moldova 74.9 Satisfactory
+ #32 Austria 74.7 Satisfactory
+ #33 Mauritania 74.2 Satisfactory
+ #34 Namibia 74.2 Satisfactory
+ #35 Dominican Republic 73.9 Satisfactory
+ #36 Macedonia 73.8 Satisfactory
+ #37 Seychelles 73.8 Satisfactory
+ #38 South Africa 73.7 Satisfactory
+ #39 Australia 73.4 Satisfactory
+ #40 Montenegro 73.2 Satisfactory
+ #41 Cap Verde 72.8 Satisfactory
+ #42 Slovenia 72.6 Satisfactory
+ #43 Armenia 71.6 Satisfactory
+ #44 Fiji 71.2 Satisfactory
+ #45 Tonga 70.1 Satisfactory
+ #46 Italy 69.8 Problematic
+ #47 Poland 69.2 Problematic
+ #48 Croatia 68.8 Problematic
+ #49 Romania 68.5 Problematic
+ #50 Ghana 67.7 Problematic
+ #51 Uruguay 67.7 Problematic
+ #52 Chile 67.3 Problematic
+ #53 Ivory Coast 66.9 Problematic
+ #54 Belize 66.8 Problematic
+ #55 United States of America 66.6 Problematic
+ #56 Gabon 65.8 Problematic
+ #57 Mauritius 65.5 Problematic
+ #58 Gambia 65.5 Problematic
+ #59 Bulgaria 65.3 Problematic
+ #60 Liberia 65.1 Problematic
+ #61 Ukraine 65.0 Problematic
+ #62 South Korea 64.9 Problematic
+ #63 Malawi 64.5 Problematic
+ #64 Sierra Leone 64.3 Problematic
+ #65 Cyprus 63.1 Problematic
+ #66 Argentina 63.1 Problematic
+ #67 Hungary 63.0 Problematic
+ #68 OECO 62.8 Problematic
+ #69 Republic of the Congo 62.6 Problematic
+ #70 Japan 62.1 Problematic
+ #71 Comoros 61.5 Problematic
+ #72 Andorra 61.4 Problematic
+ #73 Malta 61.0 Problematic
+ #74 Nepal 60.5 Problematic
+ #75 Kosovo 60.2 Problematic
+ #76 Central African Republic 60.1 Problematic
+ #77 Guyana 60.1 Problematic
+ #78 Guinea 60.0 Problematic
+ #79 Botswana 59.8 Problematic
+ #80 Niger 59.7 Problematic
+ #81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.9 Problematic
+ #82 Brazil 58.6 Problematic
+ #82 Brazil 58.6 Problematic
+ #83 Panama 58.5 Problematic
+ #84 Qatar 58.5 Problematic
+ #85 Swaziland 58.3 Problematic
+ #86 Burkina Faso 58.2 Problematic
+ #87 Thailand 58.1 Problematic
+ #88 Greece 57.1 Problematic
+ #89 Benin 56.7 Problematic
+ #90 Northen Cyprus 56.7 Problematic
+ #91 Papua New Guinea 56.0 Problematic
+ #92 Guinea Bissau 56.0 Problematic
+ #93 Haiti 55.9 Problematic
+ #94 Senegal 55.4 Problematic
+ #95 Zambia 55.4 Problematic
+ #96 Chad 54.8 Difficult
+ #97 United Republic of Tanzania 54.8 Difficult
+ #98 Republic of Serbia 54.5 Difficult
+ #99 Albania 54.1 Difficult
+ #100 Madagascar 54.1 Difficult
+ #101 Israel 53.2 Difficult
+ #102 Kenya 53.2 Difficult
+ #103 Georgia 53.0 Difficult
+ #104 Angola 52.4 Difficult
+ #105 Mozambique 52.4 Difficult
+ #106 Maldives 52.4 Difficult
+ #107 Malaysia 52.1 Difficult
+ #108 Burundi 51.8 Difficult
+ #109 Mongolia 51.3 Difficult
+ #110 Ecuador 51.3 Difficult
+ #111 Indonesia 51.1 Difficult
+ #112 Nigeria 51.0 Difficult
+ #113 Togo 50.9 Difficult
+ #114 Mali 50.6 Difficult
+ #115 Paraguay 50.5 Difficult
+ #116 Zimbabwe 50.3 Difficult
+ #117 Brunei 50.1 Difficult
+ #118 Tunisia 50.0 Difficult
+ #119 Colombia 49.6 Difficult
+ #120 Kyrgyzstan 49.1 Difficult
+ #121 Mexico 49.0 Difficult
+ #122 Lesotho 48.9 Difficult
+ #123 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.9 Difficult
+ #124 Bolivia 48.9 Difficult
+ #125 Peru 47.8 Difficult
+ #126 Singapor 47.2 Difficult
+ #127 Equatorial Guinea 46.5 Difficult
+ #128 Uganda 46.0 Difficult
+ #129 Maroc 46.0 Difficult
+ #130 Cameroon 45.0 Difficult
+ #131 Kuwait 44.7 Difficult
+ #132 Jordan 44.3 Difficult
+ #133 El Salvador 44.0 Difficult
+ #134 Philippines 43.4 Difficult
+ #135 Hong Kong 43.1 Difficult
+ #136 South Sudan 42.6 Difficult
+ #137 Oman 42.5 Difficult
+ #138 Guatemala 42.3 Difficult
+ #139 Algeria 42.0 Difficult
+ #140 Lebanon 41.9 Difficult
+ #141 Ethiopia 41.4 Difficult
+ #142 Kazakhstan 41.1 Difficult
+ #143 Libya 40.6 Difficult
+ #144 Rwanda 40.5 Difficult
+ #145 Somalia 39.4 Very serious
+ #146 Honduras 38.2 Very serious
+ #147 Bhutan 37.3 Very serious
+ #148 Uzbekistan 37.3 Very serious
+ #149 Sudan 35.7 Very serious
+ #150 Sri Lanka 35.2 Very serious
+ #151 Cambodia 34.3 Very serious
+ #152 Pakistan 33.9 Very serious
+ #153 Laos 33.8 Very serious
+ #154 Yemen 33.7 Very serious
+ #155 Tajikistan 33.3 Very serious
+ #156 Venezuela 33.1 Very serious
+ #157 West Bank 31.9 Very serious
+ #158 Turkey 31.6 Very serious
+ #159 India 31.3 Very serious
+ #160 United Arab Emirates 30.6 Very serious
+ #161 Djibouti 30.1 Very serious
+ #162 Russia 29.9 Very serious
+ #163 Nicaragua 29.2 Very serious
+ #164 Azerbaijan 28.0 Very serious
+ #165 Bangladesh 27.6 Very serious
+ #166 Saudi Arabia 27.1 Very serious
+ #167 Belarus 26.8 Very serious
+ #168 Cuba 25.6 Very serious
+ #169 Iraq 25.5 Very serious
+ #170 Egypt 25.1 Very serious
+ #171 Myanmar 24.4 Very serious
+ #172 China 23.4 Very serious
+ #173 Bahrain 23.2 Very serious
+ #174 Vietnam 22.3 Very serious
+ #175 Turkmenistan 22.0 Very serious
+ #176 Iran 21.3 Very serious
+ #177 North Korea 20.7 Very serious
+ #178 Afghanistan 19.1 Very serious
+ #179 Syria 17.4 Very serious
+ #180 Eritrea 16.6 Very serious
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