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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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | North Korea | 97 | 2012 | |
2 | Turkmenistan | 96 | 2012 | |
3 | Uzbekistan | 95 | 2012 | |
4 | Eritrea | 94 | 2012 | |
5 | Belarus | 93 | 2012 | |
6 | Iran | 92 | 2012 | |
=7 | Equatorial Guinea | 91 | 2012 | |
=7 | Cuba | 91 | 2012 | |
9 | Syria | 89 | 2012 | |
=10 | China | 85 | 2012 | |
=10 | Burma | 85 | 2012 | |
=12 | Bahrain | 84 | 2012 | |
=12 | Saudi Arabia | 84 | 2012 | |
=12 | Somalia | 84 | 2012 | |
=12 | Laos | 84 | 2012 | |
=12 | Vietnam | 84 | 2012 | |
=17 | Yemen | 83 | 2012 | |
=17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 83 | 2012 | |
19 | Rwanda | 82 | 2012 | |
=20 | Ethiopia | 81 | 2012 | |
=20 | Gambia | 81 | 2012 | |
=20 | Kazakhstan | 81 | 2012 | |
=23 | Zimbabwe | 80 | 2012 | |
=23 | Azerbaijan | 80 | 2012 | |
=23 | Russia | 80 | 2012 | |
26 | Tajikistan | 79 | 2012 | |
27 | Sudan | 78 | 2012 | |
=28 | Swaziland | 76 | 2012 | |
=28 | Venezuela | 76 | 2012 | |
=30 | Chad | 75 | 2012 | |
=30 | Brunei | 75 | 2012 | |
=32 | Afghanistan | 74 | 2012 | |
=32 | Djibouti | 74 | 2012 | |
=34 | United Arab Emirates | 72 | 2012 | |
=34 | Burundi | 72 | 2012 | |
=34 | Sri Lanka | 72 | 2012 | |
37 | Oman | 71 | 2012 | |
38 | Gabon | 70 | 2012 | |
=39 | Togo | 69 | 2012 | |
=39 | Iraq | 69 | 2012 | |
=39 | Kyrgyzstan | 69 | 2012 | |
=42 | Cameroon | 68 | 2012 | |
=42 | Morocco | 68 | 2012 | |
=44 | Qatar | 67 | 2012 | |
=44 | Angola | 67 | 2012 | |
=44 | Singapore | 67 | 2012 | |
47 | Armenia | 65 | 2012 | |
=48 | Madagascar | 63 | 2012 | |
=48 | Malaysia | 63 | 2012 | |
=48 | Jordan | 63 | 2012 | |
=48 | Cambodia | 63 | 2012 | |
=48 | Pakistan | 63 | 2012 | |
=53 | Central African Republic | 62 | 2012 | |
=53 | Guinea | 62 | 2012 | |
=53 | Mexico | 62 | 2012 | |
=53 | Algeria | 62 | 2012 | |
=53 | Honduras | 62 | 2012 | |
=58 | Liberia | 60 | 2012 | |
=58 | Malawi | 60 | 2012 | |
=58 | Libya | 60 | 2012 | |
=58 | Thailand | 60 | 2012 | |
=58 | Paraguay | 60 | 2012 | |
=58 | Guatemala | 60 | 2012 | |
=58 | Zambia | 60 | 2012 | |
=65 | Ukraine | 59 | 2012 | |
=65 | South Sudan | 59 | 2012 | |
=67 | Ecuador | 58 | 2012 | |
=67 | Fiji | 58 | 2012 | |
=67 | Bhutan | 58 | 2012 | |
=70 | Uganda | 57 | 2012 | |
=70 | Guinea-Bissau | 57 | 2012 | |
=70 | Egypt | 57 | 2012 | |
=70 | Kuwait | 57 | 2012 | |
74 | Seychelles | 56 | 2012 | |
=75 | Congo, Republic of the | 55 | 2012 | |
=75 | Turkey | 55 | 2012 | |
=75 | Colombia | 55 | 2012 | |
=75 | Nepal | 55 | 2012 | |
=75 | Senegal | 55 | 2012 | |
=80 | Moldova | 54 | 2012 | |
=80 | Republic of Macedonia | 54 | 2012 | |
=82 | Bangladesh | 52 | 2012 | |
=82 | Georgia | 52 | 2012 | |
=82 | Mauritania | 52 | 2012 | |
=82 | Kenya | 52 | 2012 | |
=86 | Lebanon | 51 | 2012 | |
=86 | Maldives | 51 | 2012 | |
=86 | Albania | 51 | 2012 | |
=86 | Tunisia | 51 | 2012 | |
=90 | Nigeria | 50 | 2012 | |
=90 | Argentina | 50 | 2012 | |
=90 | Haiti | 50 | 2012 | |
=93 | Tanzania | 49 | 2012 | |
=93 | Indonesia | 49 | 2012 | |
=93 | Sierra Leone | 49 | 2012 | |
=93 | Kosovo | 49 | 2012 | |
=93 | Lesotho | 49 | 2012 | |
=93 | Niger | 49 | 2012 | |
=93 | Nicaragua | 49 | 2012 | |
=100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48 | 2012 | |
=100 | Comoros | 48 | 2012 | |
102 | Bolivia | 47 | 2012 | |
103 | Panama | 46 | 2012 | |
=104 | Peru | 44 | 2012 | |
=104 | Brazil | 44 | 2012 | |
106 | Mozambique | 43 | 2012 | |
=107 | Burkina Faso | 42 | 2012 | |
=107 | Philippines | 42 | 2012 | |
=109 | Dominican Republic | 41 | 2012 | |
=109 | Romania | 41 | 2012 | |
=111 | El Salvador | 40 | 2012 | |
=111 | Botswana | 40 | 2012 | |
=111 | Croatia | 40 | 2012 | |
114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38 | 2012 | |
=115 | India | 37 | 2012 | |
=115 | Mongolia | 37 | 2012 | |
=117 | Hungary | 36 | 2012 | |
=117 | Bulgaria | 36 | 2012 | |
=119 | East Timor | 35 | 2012 | |
=119 | Montenegro | 35 | 2012 | |
=119 | Serbia | 35 | 2012 | |
=122 | Benin | 34 | 2012 | |
=122 | South Africa | 34 | 2012 | |
=124 | Italy | 33 | 2012 | |
=124 | Guyana | 33 | 2012 | |
=124 | Hong Kong | 33 | 2012 | |
=127 | South Korea | 32 | 2012 | |
=127 | Namibia | 32 | 2012 | |
129 | Chile | 31 | 2012 | |
=130 | Israel | 30 | 2012 | |
=130 | Greece | 30 | 2012 | |
=132 | Mauritius | 29 | 2012 | |
=132 | Samoa | 29 | 2012 | |
=132 | Tonga | 29 | 2012 | |
=135 | Nauru | 28 | 2012 | |
=135 | Ghana | 28 | 2012 | |
=135 | Solomon Islands | 28 | 2012 | |
=138 | Papua New Guinea | 27 | 2012 | |
=138 | Cape Verde | 27 | 2012 | |
=138 | Latvia | 27 | 2012 | |
=138 | Kiribati | 27 | 2012 | |
=142 | Vanuatu | 26 | 2012 | |
=142 | Tuvalu | 26 | 2012 | |
=142 | Uruguay | 26 | 2012 | |
=145 | Taiwan | 25 | 2012 | |
=145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | 2012 | |
=145 | Slovenia | 25 | 2012 | |
=145 | Poland | 25 | 2012 | |
=149 | France | 24 | 2012 | |
=149 | Spain | 24 | 2012 | |
=149 | Mali | 24 | 2012 | |
=149 | Grenada | 24 | 2012 | |
=153 | Dominica | 23 | 2012 | |
=153 | Suriname | 23 | 2012 | |
=153 | Lithuania | 23 | 2012 | |
=156 | Cyprus | 22 | 2012 | |
=156 | Japan | 22 | 2012 | |
=156 | Malta | 22 | 2012 | |
=159 | Slovakia | 21 | 2012 | |
=159 | Australia | 21 | 2012 | |
=159 | Belize | 21 | 2012 | |
=159 | United Kingdom | 21 | 2012 | |
=159 | Federated States of Micronesia | 21 | 2012 | |
=159 | Austria | 21 | 2012 | |
=165 | The Bahamas | 20 | 2012 | |
=165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20 | 2012 | |
=167 | Canada | 19 | 2012 | |
=167 | Barbados | 19 | 2012 | |
=167 | Costa Rica | 19 | 2012 | |
=167 | Czech Republic | 19 | 2012 | |
=171 | Estonia | 18 | 2012 | |
=171 | Jamaica | 18 | 2012 | |
=171 | United States | 18 | 2012 | |
=174 | Portugal | 17 | 2012 | |
=174 | New Zealand | 17 | 2012 | |
=174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17 | 2012 | |
=174 | San Marino | 17 | 2012 | |
=174 | Marshall Islands | 17 | 2012 | |
=174 | Germany | 17 | 2012 | |
=180 | Monaco | 16 | 2012 | |
=180 | Ireland | 16 | 2012 | |
=180 | Palau | 16 | 2012 | |
183 | Saint Lucia | 15 | 2012 | |
=184 | Liechtenstein | 14 | 2012 | |
=184 | Iceland | 14 | 2012 | |
186 | Andorra | 13 | 2012 | |
=187 | Netherlands | 12 | 2012 | |
=187 | Luxembourg | 12 | 2012 | |
=187 | Denmark | 12 | 2012 | |
=187 | Switzerland | 12 | 2012 | |
191 | Belgium | 11 | 2012 | |
=192 | Norway | 10 | 2012 | |
=192 | Finland | 10 | 2012 | |
=192 | Sweden | 10 | 2012 |