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Press Freedom Rankings

Ranked by Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index — how free media is from government, legal and economic pressure, scored 0–100. Where journalists can't work, most other statistics on this site get harder to trust too.

RSF World Press Freedom Index (0–100) · 175 countries covered

Europe top 10Asia top 10North America top 10South America top 10Africa top 10

Full ranking · 175 countries

#CountryScore / 100
1Norway93/100
2Netherlands89/100
3Denmark89/100
4Estonia89/100
5Sweden88/100
6Finland86/100
7Ireland86/100
8Switzerland85/100
9Luxembourg84/100
10Portugal84/100
11Czechia83/100
12Iceland83/100
13Liechtenstein83/100
14Germany82/100
15Lithuania81/100
16Belgium81/100
17Latvia81/100
18United Kingdom80/100
19Austria79/100
20Canada79/100
21South Africa78/100
22New Zealand77/100
23Namibia77/100
24Fiji77/100
25France77/100
26Jamaica76/100
27Poland76/100
28Spain75/100
29Taiwan75/100
30Timor-Leste75/100
31Moldova75/100
32Trinidad and Tobago75/100
33Australia75/100
34Suriname73/100
35Seychelles73/100
36Slovenia73/100
37Slovakia73/100
38Costa Rica72/100
39Ghana72/100
40Cape Verde72/100
41Montenegro72/100
42Mauritius71/100
43Gabon71/100
44Dominican Republic70/100
45North Macedonia70/100
46Gambia69/100
47South Korea69/100
48Uruguay69/100
49Romania68/100
50Armenia67/100
51Tonga67/100
52Brazil66/100
53Croatia66/100
54Ivory Coast66/100
55Ukraine66/100
56Italy65/100
57Liberia65/100
58Samoa65/100
59Andorra64/100
60Mauritania63/100
61Botswana63/100
62Japan63/100
63United States63/100
64Panama62/100
65Belize62/100
66Malta61/100
67Republic of the Congo61/100
68Malawi61/100
69Chile61/100
70Bulgaria60/100
71Comoros60/100
72Papua New Guinea60/100
73Hungary60/100
74Qatar60/100
75Guyana60/100
76Zambia59/100
77Senegal58/100
78Sierra Leone57/100
79Cyprus57/100
80Central African Republic57/100
81Albania57/100
82Mongolia56/100
83Greece55/100
84Nepal55/100
85Paraguay55/100
86Lesotho54/100
87Bolivia54/100
88Bosnia and Herzegovina54/100
89Thailand54/100
90Chad54/100
91Equatorial Guinea53/100
92Malaysia53/100
93Brunei53/100
94Togo53/100
95Argentina52/100
96Mozambique52/100
97Guinea-Bissau52/100
98Eswatini52/100
99Colombia52/100
100Madagascar51/100
101Serbia51/100
102Morocco51/100
103Kenya51/100
104Haiti50/100
105Maldives49/100
106Angola49/100
107Burkina Faso49/100
108Guinea49/100
109Nigeria48/100
110Benin47/100
111Philippines47/100
112Israel47/100
113Lebanon47/100
114South Sudan46/100
115Tanzania46/100
116Burundi46/100
117Niger46/100
118Mali46/100
119Mexico45/100
120Singapore45/100
121Ecuador44/100
122Zimbabwe44/100
123Somalia44/100
124Oman44/100
125Guatemala43/100
126Indonesia43/100
127DR Congo42/100
128Uganda42/100
129Honduras41/100
130Cameroon41/100
131Georgia41/100
132Sri Lanka41/100
133Kuwait40/100
134Tunisia40/100
135Libya40/100
136Rwanda40/100
137Syria39/100
138Jordan39/100
139El Salvador39/100
140Peru38/100
141Algeria37/100
142Kyrgyzstan35/100
143Uzbekistan35/100
144Ethiopia35/100
145Kazakhstan34/100
146Bhutan34/100
147Cambodia33/100
148Bangladesh33/100
149Pakistan33/100
150Laos33/100
151Tajikistan32/100
152India32/100
153United Arab Emirates31/100
154Venezuela31/100
155Cuba29/100
156Sudan29/100
157Iraq29/100
158Turkey28/100
159Yemen28/100
160Belarus28/100
161Myanmar26/100
162Djibouti25/100
163Nicaragua25/100
164Egypt25/100
165Bahrain25/100
166Azerbaijan24/100
167Russia23/100
168Turkmenistan23/100
169Vietnam21/100
170Afghanistan20/100
171Saudi Arabia19/100
172Iran18/100
173China14/100
174North Korea13/100
175Eritrea10/100

Press Freedom Rankings — Europe

Top 10 of 43 ranked Europe countries; world rank in the left column.

#1Norway93/100
#2Netherlands89/100
#3Denmark89/100
#4Estonia89/100
#5Sweden88/100
#6Finland86/100
#7Ireland86/100
#8Switzerland85/100
#9Luxembourg84/100
#10Portugal84/100

Press Freedom Rankings — Asia

Top 10 of 45 ranked Asia countries; world rank in the left column.

#29Taiwan75/100
#47South Korea69/100
#50Armenia67/100
#62Japan63/100
#74Qatar60/100
#82Mongolia56/100
#84Nepal55/100
#89Thailand54/100
#92Malaysia53/100
#93Brunei53/100

Press Freedom Rankings — North America

Top 10 of 15 ranked North America countries; world rank in the left column.

#20Canada79/100
#26Jamaica76/100
#32Trinidad and Tobago75/100
#38Costa Rica72/100
#44Dominican Republic70/100
#63United States63/100
#64Panama62/100
#65Belize62/100
#104Haiti50/100
#119Mexico45/100

Press Freedom Rankings — South America

Top 10 of 12 ranked South America countries; world rank in the left column.

#34Suriname73/100
#48Uruguay69/100
#52Brazil66/100
#69Chile61/100
#75Guyana60/100
#85Paraguay55/100
#87Bolivia54/100
#95Argentina52/100
#99Colombia52/100
#121Ecuador44/100

Press Freedom Rankings — Africa

Top 10 of 53 ranked Africa countries; world rank in the left column.

#21South Africa78/100
#23Namibia77/100
#35Seychelles73/100
#39Ghana72/100
#40Cape Verde72/100
#42Mauritius71/100
#43Gabon71/100
#46Gambia69/100
#54Ivory Coast66/100
#57Liberia65/100

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