Government > Democracy and rights > Freedom of the press: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by freedom of the press. The lower the score, the more free the press of that country is. The scores are taken from the Freedom of the Press Index, elaborated by Freedom House, self-defined as "an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world". The data used in the index come from an annual survey of media independence in 197 countries and territories, assessing the degree of print, broadcast, and internet freedom in each of them.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	North KoreaNorth Korea	97	2012
2	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	96	2012
3	UzbekistanUzbekistan	95	2012
4	EritreaEritrea	94	2012
5	BelarusBelarus	93	2012
6	IranIran	92	2012
=7	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	91	2012
=7	CubaCuba	91	2012
9	SyriaSyria	89	2012
=10	ChinaChina	85	2012
=10	BurmaBurma	85	2012
=12	BahrainBahrain	84	2012
=12	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	84	2012
=12	SomaliaSomalia	84	2012
=12	LaosLaos	84	2012
=12	VietnamVietnam	84	2012
=17	YemenYemen	83	2012
=17	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	83	2012
19	RwandaRwanda	82	2012
=20	EthiopiaEthiopia	81	2012
=20	GambiaGambia	81	2012
=20	KazakhstanKazakhstan	81	2012
=23	ZimbabweZimbabwe	80	2012
=23	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	80	2012
=23	RussiaRussia	80	2012
26	TajikistanTajikistan	79	2012
27	SudanSudan	78	2012
=28	SwazilandSwaziland	76	2012
=28	VenezuelaVenezuela	76	2012
=30	ChadChad	75	2012
=30	BruneiBrunei	75	2012
=32	AfghanistanAfghanistan	74	2012
=32	DjiboutiDjibouti	74	2012
=34	United Arab EmiratesUAE	72	2012
=34	BurundiBurundi	72	2012
=34	Sri LankaSri Lanka	72	2012
37	OmanOman	71	2012
38	GabonGabon	70	2012
=39	TogoTogo	69	2012
=39	IraqIraq	69	2012
=39	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	69	2012
=42	CameroonCameroon	68	2012
=42	MoroccoMorocco	68	2012
=44	QatarQatar	67	2012
=44	AngolaAngola	67	2012
=44	SingaporeSingapore	67	2012
47	ArmeniaArmenia	65	2012
=48	MadagascarMadagascar	63	2012
=48	MalaysiaMalaysia	63	2012
=48	JordanJordan	63	2012
=48	CambodiaCambodia	63	2012
=48	PakistanPakistan	63	2012
=53	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	62	2012
=53	GuineaGuinea	62	2012
=53	MexicoMexico	62	2012
=53	AlgeriaAlgeria	62	2012
=53	HondurasHonduras	62	2012
=58	LiberiaLiberia	60	2012
=58	MalawiMalawi	60	2012
=58	LibyaLibya	60	2012
=58	ThailandThailand	60	2012
=58	ParaguayParaguay	60	2012
=58	GuatemalaGuatemala	60	2012
=58	ZambiaZambia	60	2012
=65	UkraineUkraine	59	2012
=65	South SudanSouth Sudan	59	2012
=67	EcuadorEcuador	58	2012
=67	FijiFiji	58	2012
=67	BhutanBhutan	58	2012
=70	UgandaUganda	57	2012
=70	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	57	2012
=70	EgyptEgypt	57	2012
=70	KuwaitKuwait	57	2012
74	SeychellesSeychelles	56	2012
=75	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	55	2012
=75	TurkeyTurkey	55	2012
=75	ColombiaColombia	55	2012
=75	NepalNepal	55	2012
=75	SenegalSenegal	55	2012
=80	MoldovaMoldova	54	2012
=80	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	54	2012
=82	BangladeshBangladesh	52	2012
=82	GeorgiaGeorgia	52	2012
=82	MauritaniaMauritania	52	2012
=82	KenyaKenya	52	2012
=86	LebanonLebanon	51	2012
=86	MaldivesMaldives	51	2012
=86	AlbaniaAlbania	51	2012
=86	TunisiaTunisia	51	2012
=90	NigeriaNigeria	50	2012
=90	ArgentinaArgentina	50	2012
=90	HaitiHaiti	50	2012
=93	TanzaniaTanzania	49	2012
=93	IndonesiaIndonesia	49	2012
=93	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	49	2012
=93	KosovoKosovo	49	2012
=93	LesothoLesotho	49	2012
=93	NigerNiger	49	2012
=93	NicaraguaNicaragua	49	2012
=100	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	48	2012
=100	ComorosComoros	48	2012
102	BoliviaBolivia	47	2012
103	PanamaPanama	46	2012
=104	PeruPeru	44	2012
=104	BrazilBrazil	44	2012
106	MozambiqueMozambique	43	2012
=107	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	42	2012
=107	PhilippinesPhilippines	42	2012
=109	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	41	2012
=109	RomaniaRomania	41	2012
=111	El SalvadorEl Salvador	40	2012
=111	BotswanaBotswana	40	2012
=111	CroatiaCroatia	40	2012
114	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	38	2012
=115	IndiaIndia	37	2012
=115	MongoliaMongolia	37	2012
=117	HungaryHungary	36	2012
=117	BulgariaBulgaria	36	2012
=119	East TimorEast Timor	35	2012
=119	MontenegroMontenegro	35	2012
=119	SerbiaSerbia	35	2012
=122	BeninBenin	34	2012
=122	South AfricaSouth Africa	34	2012
=124	ItalyItaly	33	2012
=124	GuyanaGuyana	33	2012
=124	Hong KongHong Kong	33	2012
=127	South KoreaSouth Korea	32	2012
=127	NamibiaNamibia	32	2012
129	ChileChile	31	2012
=130	IsraelIsrael	30	2012
=130	GreeceGreece	30	2012
=132	MauritiusMauritius	29	2012
=132	SamoaSamoa	29	2012
=132	TongaTonga	29	2012
=135	NauruNauru	28	2012
=135	GhanaGhana	28	2012
=135	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	28	2012
=138	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	27	2012
=138	Cape VerdeCape Verde	27	2012
=138	LatviaLatvia	27	2012
=138	KiribatiKiribati	27	2012
=142	VanuatuVanuatu	26	2012
=142	TuvaluTuvalu	26	2012
=142	UruguayUruguay	26	2012
=145	TaiwanTaiwan	25	2012
=145	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	25	2012
=145	SloveniaSlovenia	25	2012
=145	PolandPoland	25	2012
=149	FranceFrance	24	2012
=149	SpainSpain	24	2012
=149	MaliMali	24	2012
=149	GrenadaGrenada	24	2012
=153	DominicaDominica	23	2012
=153	SurinameSuriname	23	2012
=153	LithuaniaLithuania	23	2012
=156	CyprusCyprus	22	2012
=156	JapanJapan	22	2012
=156	MaltaMalta	22	2012
=159	SlovakiaSlovakia	21	2012
=159	AustraliaAustralia	21	2012
=159	BelizeBelize	21	2012
=159	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	21	2012
=159	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	21	2012
=159	AustriaAustria	21	2012
=165	The BahamasThe Bahamas	20	2012
=165	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	20	2012
=167	CanadaCanada	19	2012
=167	BarbadosBarbados	19	2012
=167	Costa RicaCosta Rica	19	2012
=167	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	19	2012
=171	EstoniaEstonia	18	2012
=171	JamaicaJamaica	18	2012
=171	United StatesUnited States	18	2012
=174	PortugalPortugal	17	2012
=174	New ZealandNew Zealand	17	2012
=174	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	17	2012
=174	San MarinoSan Marino	17	2012
=174	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	17	2012
=174	GermanyGermany	17	2012
=180	MonacoMonaco	16	2012
=180	IrelandIreland	16	2012
=180	PalauPalau	16	2012
183	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	15	2012
=184	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	14	2012
=184	IcelandIceland	14	2012
186	AndorraAndorra	13	2012
=187	NetherlandsNetherlands	12	2012
=187	LuxembourgLuxembourg	12	2012
=187	DenmarkDenmark	12	2012
=187	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	12	2012
191	BelgiumBelgium	11	2012
=192	NorwayNorway	10	2012
=192	FinlandFinland	10	2012
=192	SwedenSweden	10	2012

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