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RSF press freedom score (higher = freer press), 2024.

Higher is betterData: 2025Source: Reporters Without Borders 2025 ↗
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    no flag
    Norway92 / 100
  2. 🥈
    ee flag
    Estonia90 / 100
  3. 🥉
    nl flag
    Netherlands89 / 100
  4. #4
    se flag
    Sweden88 / 100
  5. #5
    fi flag
    Finland87 / 100
  6. #6
    dk flag
    Denmark87 / 100
  7. #7
    ie flag
    Ireland87 / 100
  8. #8
    pt flag
    Portugal84 / 100
  9. #9
    ch flag
    Switzerland84 / 100
  10. #10
    cz flag
    Czech Republic84 / 100
  11. #11
    de flag
    Germany84 / 100
  12. #12
    li flag
    Liechtenstein83 / 100
  13. #13
    lu flag
    Luxembourg83 / 100
  14. #14
    lt flag
    Lithuania82 / 100
  15. #15
    lv flag
    Latvia82 / 100
  16. #16
    is flag
    Iceland81 / 100
  17. #17
    nz flag
    New Zealand81 / 100
  18. #18
    be flag
    Belgium80 / 100
  19. #19
    tt flag
    Trinidad and Tobago80 / 100
  20. #20
    gb flag
    United Kingdom79 / 100
  21. #21
    ca flag
    Canada79 / 100
  22. #22
    at flag
    Austria78 / 100
  23. #23
    es flag
    Spain77 / 100
  24. #24
    tw flag
    Taiwan77 / 100
  25. #25
    fr flag
    France77 / 100
  26. #26
    jm flag
    Jamaica76 / 100
  27. #27
    za flag
    South Africa76 / 100
  28. #28
    na flag
    Namibia75 / 100
  29. #29
    au flag
    Australia75 / 100
  30. #30
    cv flag
    Cape Verde75 / 100
  31. #31
    pl flag
    Poland75 / 100
  32. #32
    sr flag
    Suriname75 / 100
  33. #33
    si flag
    Slovenia74 / 100
  34. #34
    am flag
    Armenia74 / 100
  35. #35
    md flag
    Moldova73 / 100
  36. #36
    cr flag
    Costa Rica73 / 100
  37. #37
    me flag
    Montenegro73 / 100
  38. #38
    sk flag
    Slovakia73 / 100
  39. #39
    tl flag
    Timor-Leste72 / 100
  40. #40
    fj flag
    Fiji71 / 100
  41. #41
    ga flag
    Gabon71 / 100
  42. #42
    mk flag
    North Macedonia70 / 100
  43. #43
    do flag
    Dominican Republic70 / 100
  44. #44
    ws flag
    Samoa69 / 100
  45. #45
    sc flag
    Seychelles69 / 100
  46. #46
    to flag
    Tonga68 / 100
  47. #47
    bz flag
    Belize68 / 100
  48. #48
    it flag
    Italy68 / 100
  49. #49
    mr flag
    Mauritania68 / 100
  50. #50
    mu flag
    Mauritius67 / 100
  51. #51
    gh flag
    Ghana67 / 100
  52. #52
    lr flag
    Liberia67 / 100
  53. #53
    pa flag
    Panama67 / 100
  54. #54
    ro flag
    Romania66 / 100
  55. #55
    sl flag
    Sierra Leone66 / 100
  56. #56
    gm flag
    Gambia66 / 100
  57. #57
    us flag
    United States66 / 100
  58. #58
    uy flag
    Uruguay65 / 100
  59. #59
    hr flag
    Croatia64 / 100
  60. #60
    kr flag
    South Korea64 / 100
  61. #61
    ua flag
    Ukraine64 / 100
  62. #62
    br flag
    Brazil64 / 100
  63. #63
    ci flag
    Côte d'Ivoire64 / 100
  64. #64
    ad flag
    Andorra63 / 100
  65. #65
    jp flag
    Japan63 / 100
  66. #66
    mt flag
    Malta63 / 100
  67. #67
    hu flag
    Hungary63 / 100
  68. #68
    cl flag
    Chile62 / 100
  69. #69
    bg flag
    Bulgaria61 / 100
  70. #70
    cg flag
    Congo (Brazzaville)61 / 100
  71. #71
    cf flag
    Central African Republic60 / 100
  72. #72
    gy flag
    Guyana60 / 100
  73. #73
    sn flag
    Senegal59 / 100
  74. #74
    km flag
    Comoros59 / 100
  75. #75
    mw flag
    Malawi59 / 100
  76. #76
    cy flag
    Cyprus59 / 100
  77. #77
    pg flag
    Papua New Guinea58 / 100
  78. #78
    al flag
    Albania58 / 100
  79. #79
    qa flag
    Qatar58 / 100
  80. #80
    bw flag
    Botswana58 / 100
  81. #81
    zm flag
    Zambia57 / 100
  82. #82
    ne flag
    Niger57 / 100
  83. #83
    py flag
    Paraguay57 / 100
  84. #84
    th flag
    Thailand57 / 100
  85. #85
    ba flag
    Bosnia and Herzegovina56 / 100
  86. #86
    ar flag
    Argentina56 / 100
  87. #87
    my flag
    Malaysia56 / 100
  88. #88
    gr flag
    Greece55 / 100
  89. #89
    np flag
    Nepal55 / 100
  90. #90
    bj flag
    Benin55 / 100
  91. #91
    bo flag
    Bolivia54 / 100
  92. #92
    ec flag
    Ecuador54 / 100
  93. #93
    tz flag
    Tanzania54 / 100
  94. #94
    bn flag
    Brunei54 / 100
  95. #95
    rs flag
    Serbia54 / 100
  96. #96
    sz flag
    Eswatini53 / 100
  97. #97
    ao flag
    Angola53 / 100
  98. #98
    xk flag
    Kosovo53 / 100
  99. #99
    mn flag
    Mongolia53 / 100
  100. #100
    mz flag
    Mozambique53 / 100
  101. #101
    gn flag
    Guinea53 / 100
  102. #102
    mv flag
    Maldives53 / 100
  103. #103
    bf flag
    Burkina Faso52 / 100
  104. #104
    ls flag
    Lesotho52 / 100
  105. #105
    zw flag
    Zimbabwe52 / 100
  106. #106
    td flag
    Chad52 / 100
  107. #107
    ss flag
    South Sudan52 / 100
  108. #108
    gw flag
    Guinea-Bissau51 / 100
  109. #109
    ht flag
    Haiti51 / 100
  110. #110
    il flag
    Israel51 / 100
  111. #111
    mg flag
    Madagascar51 / 100
  112. #112
    ge flag
    Georgia51 / 100
  113. #113
    co flag
    Colombia50 / 100
  114. #114
    ph flag
    Philippines50 / 100
  115. #115
    ke flag
    Kenya49 / 100
  116. #116
    gq flag
    Equatorial Guinea49 / 100
  117. #117
    ml flag
    Mali48 / 100
  118. #118
    ma flag
    Morocco48 / 100
  119. #119
    tg flag
    Togo48 / 100
  120. #120
    ng flag
    Nigeria47 / 100
  121. #121
    sg flag
    Singapore46 / 100
  122. #122
    mx flag
    Mexico46 / 100
  123. #123
    bi flag
    Burundi45 / 100
  124. #124
    dz flag
    Algeria45 / 100
  125. #125
    id flag
    Indonesia44 / 100
  126. #126
    kw flag
    Kuwait44 / 100
  127. #127
    tn flag
    Tunisia44 / 100
  128. #128
    pe flag
    Peru43 / 100
  129. #129
    cm flag
    Cameroon43 / 100
  130. #130
    lb flag
    Lebanon43 / 100
  131. #131
    cd flag
    Congo (Kinshasa)42 / 100
  132. #132
    om flag
    Oman42 / 100
  133. #133
    sv flag
    El Salvador41 / 100
  134. #134
    so flag
    Somalia41 / 100
  135. #135
    ly flag
    Libya40 / 100
  136. #136
    gt flag
    Guatemala40 / 100
  137. #137
    hk flag
    Hong Kong40 / 100
  138. #138
    lk flag
    Sri Lanka40 / 100
  139. #139
    kz flag
    Kazakhstan39 / 100
  140. #140
    hn flag
    Honduras39 / 100
  141. #141
    ug flag
    Uganda38 / 100
  142. #142
    kg flag
    Kyrgyzstan38 / 100
  143. #143
    et flag
    Ethiopia37 / 100
  144. #144
    rw flag
    Rwanda36 / 100
  145. #145
    jo flag
    Jordan35 / 100
  146. #146
    uz flag
    Uzbekistan35 / 100
  147. #147
    bd flag
    Bangladesh34 / 100
  148. #148
    la flag
    Laos33 / 100
  149. #149
    in flag
    India33 / 100
  150. #150
    bt flag
    Bhutan33 / 100
  151. #151
    tj flag
    Tajikistan32 / 100
  152. #152
    ye flag
    Yemen31 / 100
  153. #153
    iq flag
    Iraq31 / 100
  154. #154
    sd flag
    Sudan30 / 100
  155. #155
    bh flag
    Bahrain30 / 100
  156. #156
    pk flag
    Pakistan30 / 100
  157. #157
    tr flag
    Turkey29 / 100
  158. #158
    ve flag
    Venezuela29 / 100
  159. #159
    kh flag
    Cambodia28 / 100
  160. #160
    sa flag
    Saudi Arabia28 / 100
  161. #161
    ps flag
    Palestine27 / 100
  162. #162
    ae flag
    United Arab Emirates27 / 100
  163. #163
    cu flag
    Cuba26 / 100
  164. #164
    by flag
    Belarus26 / 100
  165. #165
    az flag
    Azerbaijan26 / 100
  166. #166
    dj flag
    Djibouti25 / 100
  167. #167
    mm flag
    Myanmar25 / 100
  168. #168
    eg flag
    Egypt25 / 100
  169. #169
    ru flag
    Russia25 / 100
  170. #170
    ni flag
    Nicaragua23 / 100
  171. #171
    vn flag
    Vietnam20 / 100
  172. #172
    tm flag
    Turkmenistan19 / 100
  173. #173
    af flag
    Afghanistan18 / 100
  174. #174
    ir flag
    Iran16 / 100
  175. #175
    sy flag
    Syria16 / 100
  176. #176
    cn flag
    China15 / 100
  177. #177
    kp flag
    North Korea13 / 100
  178. #178
    er flag
    Eritrea11 / 100

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