Press Freedom Index 2019

The Press Freedom Index

The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organisation’s own assessment of the countries’ press freedom records in the previous year.

Source: Reporters without borders

Rank2019CountryScore 2019Progression RANKRank 2018Score 2018
1Norway7.82017.63
2Finland7.902410.26
3Sweden8.31-128.31
4Netherlands8.63-1310.01
5Denmark9.874913.99
6Switzerland10.52-1511.27
7New Zealand10.751813.62
8Jamaica11.13-2611.33
9Belgium12.07-2713.16
10Costa Rica12.2401014.01
11Estonia12.2711214.08
12Portugal12.6321414.17
13Germany14.6021514.39
14Iceland14.71-11314.10
15Ireland15.0011614.59
16Austria15.33-51114.04
17Luxembourg15.6601714.72
18Canada15.6901815.28
19Uruguay16.0612015.56
20Suriname16.3812116.44
21Australia16.55-21915.46
22Samoa18.2502216.69
23Namibia18.9532620.24
24Latvia19.5302419.63
25Cape Verde19.8142920.39
26Liechtenstein20.4943020.49
27Ghana20.81-42318.41
28Cyprus21.74-32519.85
29Spain21.9923120.51
30Lithuania22.0663622.20
31South Africa22.19-32820.39
32France22.2113321.87
33United Kingdom22.2374023.25
34Slovenia22.31-23221.69
35Slovakia23.58-82720.26
36Burkina Faso24.5354123.33
37Andorra24.6303722.21
38Papua New Guinea24.70155326.19
39Trinidad and Tobago24.7403922.79
40Czech Republic24.89-63421.89
41South Korea24.9424323.51
42Taiwan24.9804223.36
43Italy24.9834624.12
44Botswana25.0944825.29
45Tonga25.4165125.68
46Chile25.65-83822.69
47Romania25.67-34423.65
48United States25.69-34523.73
49Senegal25.8115025.61
50OECS26.04-153522.11
51Guyana26.6345526.25
52Fiji27.1855726.55
53Belize27.50-64724.55
54Madagascar27.7605426.20
55Dominican Republic27.9045926.79
56Comoros27.91-74925.30
57Argentina28.30-55226.05
58Mauritius28.46-25626.45
59Poland28.89-15826.59
60Georgia28.9816127.34
61Armenia28.98198029.99
62Haiti29.00-26026.82
63Bosnia and Herzegovina29.02-16227.37
64Croatia29.0356928.94
65Greece29.0897429.19
66Niger29.26-36327.40
67Japan29.3606728.64
68Malawi29.36-46427.43
69Seychelles29.41168530.17
70Mongolia29.5117129.05
71Ivory Coast29.52118230.08
72Tunisia29.61259730.91
73Hong Kong29.65-37029.04
74Cyprus North29.6737729.59
75Kosovo29.6837829.61
76Togo29.69108630.23
77Malta29.74-126527.44
78Lesotho29.74-106828.78
79Panama29.78129130.56
80Bhutan29.81149430.73
81El Salvador29.81-156627.78
82Albania29.84-77529.49
83Kyrgyzstan29.92159831.00
84East Timor29.93119530.81
85Peru30.2238830.27
86Sierra Leone30.36-77929.98
87Hungary30.44-147329.11
88Israel30.80-18730.26
89Guinea-Bissau30.95-68330.09
90Serbia31.18-147629.58
91Moldova31.21-108130.01
92Gambia31.353012238.36
93Liberia31.49-48930.33
94Mauritania31.65-227229.09
95Macedonia31.661410932.43
96Benin31.74-128430.16
97Ecuador31.88-59230.56
98Maldives32.162212037.95
99Paraguay32.40810732.32
100Kenya32.44-49630.82
101Lebanon32.44-110031.15
102Ukraine32.46-110131.16
103Mozambique32.66-49931.12
104Montenegro32.74-110331.21
105Brazil32.79-310231.20
106Nepal33.40010632.05
107Guinea33.49-310431.90
108Kuwait33.86-310531.91
109Angola34.961212138.35
110Ethiopia35.114015050.17
111Bulgaria35.11011135.22
112Mali35.23311536.15
113Bolivia35.38-311032.45
114Nicaragua35.53-249030.41
115Gabon35.60-710832.37
116Guatemala35.94011636.17
117Congo36.04-311435.42
118Tanzania36.28-259330.65
119Zambia36.38-611335.36
120Nigeria36.50-111937.41
121Afghanistan36.55-311837.28
122Chad36.71112338.45
123Malaysia36.742214547.41
124Indonesia36.77012439.68
125Uganda39.42-811736.77
126Sri Lanka39.61513141.37
127Zimbabwe42.23-112640.53
128Qatar42.51-312540.16
129Colombia42.82113041.03
130Jordan43.11213241.71
131Cameroon43.32-212940.92
132Oman43.42-512740.67
133United Arab Emirates43.63-512840.86
134Philippines43.91-113342.53
135Morocco43.98013543.13
136Thailand44.10414044.31
137Palestine44.68-313442.96
138Myanmar44.92-113743.15
139South Sudan45.65514446.88
140India45.67-213843.24
141Algeria45.75-513643.13
142Pakistan45.83-313943.24
143Cambodia45.90-114245.90
144Mexico46.78314748.91
145Central African Republic47.27-3311235.25
146Honduras48.53-514145.23
147Swaziland49.09515251.46
148Venezuela49.10-514346.03
149Russian Federation50.31-114849.96
150Bangladesh50.74-414648.62
151Singapore51.41015150.95
152Brunei Darussalam51.48115351.48
153Belarus51.66215552.59
154DR Congo51.71015451.60
155Rwanda52.43115652.90
156Iraq52.60416056.56
157Turkey52.81015753.50
158Kazakhstan52.82015854.41
159Burundi52.89015955.26
160Uzbekistan53.52516560.84
161Tajikistan54.02-1214950.06
162Libya55.77016256.79
163Egypt56.47-216156.72
164Somalia57.24416863.04
165Equatorial Guinea58.35617166.47
166Azerbaijan59.13-316359.73
167Bahrain61.31-116660.85
168Yemen61.66-116762.23
169Cuba63.81317268.90
170Iran64.41-616460.71
171Lao People's DR64.49-117066.41
172Saudi Arabia65.88-316963.13
173Djibouti71.36017370.77
174Syria71.78317779.22
175Sudan72.45-117471.13
176Vietnam74.93-117575.05
177China78.92-117678.29
178Eritrea80.26117984.24
179DPR Korea83.40118088.87
180Turkmenistan85.44-217884.20


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