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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 92.3 Good
+ #2 Estonia 89.5 Good
+ #3 Netherlands 88.6 Good
+ #4 Sweden 88.1 Good
+ #5 Finland 87.2 Good
+ #6 Denmark 86.9 Good
+ #7 Ireland 86.9 Good
+ #8 Portugal 84.3 Satisfactory
+ #9 Switzerland 84.0 Satisfactory
+ #10 Czech Republic 84.0 Satisfactory
+ #11 Germany 83.8 Satisfactory
+ #12 Liechtenstein 83.4 Satisfactory
+ #13 Luxembourg 83.0 Satisfactory
+ #14 Lithuania 82.3 Satisfactory
+ #15 Latvia 81.8 Satisfactory
+ #16 New Zealand 81.4 Satisfactory
+ #17 Iceland 81.4 Satisfactory
+ #18 Belgium 80.1 Satisfactory
+ #19 Trinidad and Tobago 79.7 Satisfactory
+ #20 United Kingdom 78.9 Satisfactory
+ #21 Canada 78.8 Satisfactory
+ #22 Austria 78.1 Satisfactory
+ #23 Spain 77.3 Satisfactory
+ #24 Taiwan 77.0 Satisfactory
+ #25 France 76.6 Satisfactory
+ #26 Jamaica 75.8 Satisfactory
+ #27 South Africa 75.7 Satisfactory
+ #28 Namibia 75.3 Satisfactory
+ #29 Australia 75.2 Satisfactory
+ #30 Cap Verde 75.0 Satisfactory
+ #31 Poland 74.8 Satisfactory
+ #32 Suriname 74.5 Satisfactory
+ #33 Slovenia 74.1 Satisfactory
+ #34 Armenia 74.0 Satisfactory
+ #35 Moldova 73.4 Satisfactory
+ #36 Costa Rica 73.1 Satisfactory
+ #37 Montenegro 72.8 Satisfactory
+ #38 Slovakia 71.9 Satisfactory
+ #39 East Timor 71.8 Satisfactory
+ #40 Fiji 71.2 Satisfactory
+ #41 Gabon 70.7 Satisfactory
+ #42 Macedonia 70.4 Satisfactory
+ #43 Dominican Republic 69.9 Problematic
+ #44 Samoa 69.3 Problematic
+ #45 Seychelles 68.6 Problematic
+ #46 Tonga 68.4 Problematic
+ #47 Belize 68.3 Problematic
+ #48 OECO 68.1 Problematic
+ #49 Italy 68.0 Problematic
+ #50 Mauritania 67.5 Problematic
+ #51 Mauritius 67.3 Problematic
+ #52 Ghana 67.1 Problematic
+ #53 Panama 66.8 Problematic
+ #54 Liberia 66.6 Problematic
+ #55 Romania 66.4 Problematic
+ #56 Sierra Leone 66.4 Problematic
+ #57 United States of America 65.5 Problematic
+ #58 Gambia 65.5 Problematic
+ #59 Uruguay 65.2 Problematic
+ #60 Croatia 64.2 Problematic
+ #61 South Korea 64.1 Problematic
+ #62 Ukraine 63.9 Problematic
+ #63 Brazil 63.8 Problematic
+ #63 Brazil 63.8 Problematic
+ #64 Ivory Coast 63.7 Problematic
+ #65 Andorra 63.3 Problematic
+ #66 Japan 63.1 Problematic
+ #67 Malta 63.0 Problematic
+ #68 Hungary 62.8 Problematic
+ #69 Chile 62.2 Problematic
+ #70 Bulgaria 60.8 Problematic
+ #71 Republic of the Congo 60.6 Problematic
+ #72 Central African Republic 60.1 Problematic
+ #73 Guyana 60.1 Problematic
+ #74 Senegal 59.4 Problematic
+ #75 Comoros 59.3 Problematic
+ #76 Malawi 59.2 Problematic
+ #77 Cyprus 59.0 Problematic
+ #78 Papua New Guinea 58.4 Problematic
+ #79 Qatar 58.2 Problematic
+ #80 Albania 58.2 Problematic
+ #81 Botswana 57.6 Problematic
+ #82 Zambia 57.3 Problematic
+ #83 Niger 57.0 Problematic
+ #84 Paraguay 56.8 Problematic
+ #85 Thailand 56.7 Problematic
+ #86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.3 Problematic
+ #87 Argentina 56.1 Problematic
+ #88 Malaysia 56.1 Problematic
+ #89 Greece 55.4 Problematic
+ #90 Nepal 55.2 Problematic
+ #91 Northen Cyprus 54.8 Difficult
+ #92 Benin 54.6 Difficult
+ #93 Bolivia 54.1 Difficult
+ #94 Ecuador 53.8 Difficult
+ #95 United Republic of Tanzania 53.7 Difficult
+ #96 Republic of Serbia 53.5 Difficult
+ #97 Brunei 53.5 Difficult
+ #98 Swaziland 52.9 Difficult
+ #99 Kosovo 52.7 Difficult
+ #100 Angola 52.7 Difficult
+ #101 Mozambique 52.6 Difficult
+ #102 Mongolia 52.6 Difficult
+ #103 Guinea 52.5 Difficult
+ #104 Maldives 52.5 Difficult
+ #105 Burkina Faso 52.2 Difficult
+ #106 Zimbabwe 52.1 Difficult
+ #107 Lesotho 52.1 Difficult
+ #108 Chad 51.9 Difficult
+ #109 South Sudan 51.6 Difficult
+ #110 Guinea Bissau 51.4 Difficult
+ #111 Haiti 51.1 Difficult
+ #112 Israel 51.1 Difficult
+ #113 Madagascar 50.8 Difficult
+ #114 Georgia 50.5 Difficult
+ #115 Colombia 49.8 Difficult
+ #116 Philippines 49.6 Difficult
+ #117 Kenya 49.4 Difficult
+ #118 Equatorial Guinea 48.7 Difficult
+ #119 Mali 48.2 Difficult
+ #120 Maroc 48.0 Difficult
+ #121 Togo 48.0 Difficult
+ #122 Nigeria 46.8 Difficult
+ #123 Singapor 45.8 Difficult
+ #124 Mexico 45.5 Difficult
+ #125 Burundi 45.4 Difficult
+ #126 Algeria 44.6 Difficult
+ #127 Indonesia 44.1 Difficult
+ #128 Kuwait 44.1 Difficult
+ #129 Tunisia 43.5 Difficult
+ #130 Peru 42.9 Difficult
+ #131 Cameroon 42.8 Difficult
+ #132 Lebanon 42.6 Difficult
+ #133 Democratic Republic of the Congo 42.3 Difficult
+ #134 Oman 42.3 Difficult
+ #135 El Salvador 41.2 Difficult
+ #136 Somalia 40.5 Difficult
+ #137 Libya 40.4 Difficult
+ #138 Guatemala 40.3 Difficult
+ #139 Sri Lanka 39.9 Very serious
+ #140 Hong Kong 39.9 Very serious
+ #141 Kazakhstan 39.3 Very serious
+ #142 Honduras 38.5 Very serious
+ #143 Uganda 37.6 Very serious
+ #144 Kyrgyzstan 37.5 Very serious
+ #145 Ethiopia 36.9 Very serious
+ #146 Rwanda 35.8 Very serious
+ #147 Jordan 35.2 Very serious
+ #148 Uzbekistan 35.2 Very serious
+ #149 Bangladesh 33.7 Very serious
+ #150 Laos 33.2 Very serious
+ #151 India 33.0 Very serious
+ #152 Bhutan 32.6 Very serious
+ #153 Tajikistan 32.2 Very serious
+ #154 Yemen 31.4 Very serious
+ #155 Iraq 30.7 Very serious
+ #156 Sudan 30.3 Very serious
+ #157 Bahrain 30.2 Very serious
+ #158 Pakistan 29.6 Very serious
+ #159 Turkey 29.4 Very serious
+ #160 Venezuela 29.2 Very serious
+ #161 Cambodia 28.2 Very serious
+ #162 Saudi Arabia 27.9 Very serious
+ #163 West Bank 27.4 Very serious
+ #164 United Arab Emirates 26.9 Very serious
+ #165 Cuba 26.0 Very serious
+ #166 Belarus 25.7 Very serious
+ #167 Azerbaijan 25.5 Very serious
+ #168 Djibouti 25.4 Very serious
+ #169 Myanmar 25.3 Very serious
+ #170 Egypt 24.7 Very serious
+ #171 Russia 24.6 Very serious
+ #172 Nicaragua 22.8 Very serious
+ #173 Vietnam 19.7 Very serious
+ #174 Turkmenistan 19.1 Very serious
+ #175 Afghanistan 17.9 Very serious
+ #176 Iran 16.2 Very serious
+ #177 Syria 15.8 Very serious
+ #178 China 14.8 Very serious
+ #179 North Korea 12.6 Very serious
+ #180 Eritrea 11.3 Very serious
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