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Press freedom — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index score

Name: Press freedom — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index score
Creator: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, press freedom, media, journalism, governance, civil liberties, RSF, World Press Freedom Index

Country-level press freedom in 2024 measured by RSF’s World Press Freedom Index (0–100). Higher scores indicate a freer media environment.

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)•168 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

56.1points (0–100)

Median: 53.8points (0–100)

Countries Covered

168

with available data

Highest

Norway

92.3points (0–100)

Lowest

North Korea

14.0points (0–100)

Top 5 Countries

1Norway92.3points (0–100)

2Denmark91.9points (0–100)

3Finland90.8points (0–100)

4Iceland90.4points (0–100)

5Netherlands89.5points (0–100)

By Region

Oceania80.6points (0–100)(2 countries)

Europe77.5points (0–100)(32 countries)

North America63.7points (0–100)(4 countries)

South America63.2points (0–100)(7 countries)

Other50.9points (0–100)(89 countries)

Key Findings

•Nordic countries (e.g., Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland) score among the highest globally, indicating stronger protections and safer environments for journalism.
•Countries with conflict, severe political repression, or high violence against journalists tend to score substantially lower.
•The index allows quick cross-country comparison of the overall media operating environment beyond simple legal status measures.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0points (0–100))High (100.0points (0–100))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.1points (0–100))

Oceania (2)

Europe (32)

North America (4)

South America (7)

Other (89)

Africa (9)

Asia (25)

About This Statistic

The World Press Freedom Index, produced annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), scores countries and territories from 0 to 100 based on the degree of freedom journalists, news organizations, and netizens can exercise. The score aggregates five contextual dimensions—political, legal, economic, sociocultural, and safety—using RSF’s methodology combining qualitative assessment and quantitative data.

This statistic is a useful, comparable snapshot of the operating environment for media across the globe. It highlights where journalism can function independently and safely, and where it faces stronger political pressure, legal constraints, economic capture, harassment, or violence. Because it is an index (not a direct count), it should be interpreted as a standardized measure rather than a single observable variable.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Norway	92.3points (0–100)
2	Denmark	91.9points (0–100)
3	Finland	90.8points (0–100)
4	Iceland	90.4points (0–100)
5	Netherlands	89.5points (0–100)
6	Sweden	88.3points (0–100)
7	Ireland	88.0points (0–100)
8	Estonia	86.7points (0–100)
9	New Zealand	85.0points (0–100)
10	Switzerland	84.4points (0–100)
11	Germany	83.4points (0–100)
12	Canada	83.0points (0–100)
13	Portugal	82.0points (0–100)
14	Austria	81.3points (0–100)
15	Spain	80.6points (0–100)
16	Luxembourg	80.5points (0–100)
17	Lithuania	78.9points (0–100)
18	Slovenia	78.7points (0–100)
19	United Kingdom	78.7points (0–100)
20	Belgium	78.6points (0–100)
21	Uruguay	78.2points (0–100)
22	Costa Rica	77.2points (0–100)
23	Namibia	77.1points (0–100)
24	Latvia	76.9points (0–100)
25	Australia	76.1points (0–100)
26	Poland	75.8points (0–100)
27	Italy	75.0points (0–100)
28	Andorra	74.6points (0–100)
29	Slovakia	74.3points (0–100)
30	Malta	73.7points (0–100)
31	Chile	73.6points (0–100)
32	France	73.6points (0–100)
33	United States of America	73.4points (0–100)
34	Czech Republic	73.0points (0–100)
35	Faroe Islands	72.7points (0–100)
36	Fiji	71.6points (0–100)
37	Hungary	71.2points (0–100)
38	Solomon Islands	70.8points (0–100)
39	Greece	69.8points (0–100)
40	Trinidad and Tobago	68.9points (0–100)
41	Panama	68.7points (0–100)
42	Cyprus	68.2points (0–100)
43	South Korea	68.2points (0–100)
44	Jamaica	68.0points (0–100)
45	Maldives	67.7points (0–100)
46	Mauritius	67.6points (0–100)
47	Argentina	67.5points (0–100)
48	Mongolia	67.1points (0–100)
49	Croatia	67.0points (0–100)
50	Romania	67.0points (0–100)
51	Serbia	67.0points (0–100)
52	Montenegro	66.7points (0–100)
53	Japan	66.1points (0–100)
54	New Caledonia	66.0points (0–100)
55	Moldova, Republic of	65.6points (0–100)
56	Israel	65.1points (0–100)
57	Benin	64.6points (0–100)
58	State of Palestine	64.0points (0–100)
59	Barbados	64.0points (0–100)
60	Brazil	63.7points (0–100)
61	Cape Verde	62.9points (0–100)
62	Paraguay	62.7points (0–100)
63	Georgia	62.6points (0–100)
64	El Salvador	62.0points (0–100)
65	Lesotho	62.0points (0–100)
66	Brunei Darussalam	61.1points (0–100)
67	Ukraine	60.1points (0–100)
68	The Republic of North Macedonia	60.1points (0–100)
69	Singapore	59.6points (0–100)
70	Guyana	59.4points (0–100)
71	Dominican Republic	58.6points (0–100)
72	Cayman Islands	58.0points (0–100)
73	Colombia	57.8points (0–100)
74	Suriname	57.2points (0–100)
75	Albania	56.4points (0–100)
76	Senegal	56.3points (0–100)
77	Rwanda	55.6points (0–100)
78	Honduras	55.2points (0–100)
79	Malawi	55.0points (0–100)
80	Cote d'Ivoire	54.8points (0–100)
81	Kenya	54.8points (0–100)
82	Armenia	54.4points (0–100)
83	Peru	54.0points (0–100)
84	Republic of The Gambia	53.9points (0–100)
85	Nigeria	53.6points (0–100)
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina	53.6points (0–100)
87	Ghana	53.2points (0–100)
88	United Republic of Tanzania	53.0points (0–100)
89	Guatemala	52.4points (0–100)
90	Gabon	52.3points (0–100)
91	Togo	52.2points (0–100)
92	South Africa	52.1points (0–100)
93	Belize	52.1points (0–100)
94	Tunisia	51.6points (0–100)
95	Uganda	51.4points (0–100)
96	Cambodia	51.3points (0–100)
97	Comoros	51.0points (0–100)
98	Lebanon	51.0points (0–100)
99	Kyrgyzstan	50.8points (0–100)
100	Malaysia	50.8points (0–100)
101	Thailand	50.1points (0–100)
102	Philippines	50.0points (0–100)
103	Mozambique	49.4points (0–100)
104	Zambia	49.0points (0–100)
105	Papua New Guinea	48.8points (0–100)
106	Botswana	47.9points (0–100)
107	Ecuador	47.4points (0–100)
108	Qatar	47.3points (0–100)
109	Nicaragua	47.1points (0–100)
110	Cameroon	46.9points (0–100)
111	Madagascar	46.6points (0–100)
112	Uzbekistan	46.6points (0–100)
113	Burkina Faso	46.3points (0–100)
114	Ethiopia	46.2points (0–100)
115	Kuwait	46.2points (0–100)
116	Mauritania	46.0points (0–100)
117	Jordan	45.9points (0–100)
118	Mexico	45.9points (0–100)
119	Central African Republic	45.8points (0–100)
120	Guinea	45.5points (0–100)
121	Kazakhstan	45.2points (0–100)
122	Sierra Leone	44.7points (0–100)
123	Republic of the Congo	44.5points (0–100)
124	Algeria	44.1points (0–100)
125	Vietnam	44.0points (0–100)
126	Zimbabwe	44.0points (0–100)
127	Liberia	43.9points (0–100)
128	Indonesia	43.7points (0–100)
129	Morocco	43.6points (0–100)
130	Angola	43.2points (0–100)
131	Djibouti	42.8points (0–100)
132	Niger	42.6points (0–100)
133	Chad	42.5points (0–100)
134	Burundi	41.8points (0–100)
135	Mali	41.4points (0–100)
136	Somalia	41.2points (0–100)
137	Saudi Arabia	41.0points (0–100)
138	Sri Lanka	40.7points (0–100)
139	Venezuela	40.6points (0–100)
140	Pakistan	40.3points (0–100)
141	India	39.9points (0–100)
142	Bangladesh	39.6points (0–100)
143	Haiti	39.2points (0–100)
144	Sudan	39.1points (0–100)
145	Democratic Republic of the Congo	38.9points (0–100)
146	Afghanistan	37.2points (0–100)
147	Lao People's Democratic Republic	36.6points (0–100)
148	Iraq	36.2points (0–100)
149	Bahrain	36.0points (0–100)
150	Egypt	35.9points (0–100)
151	Bulgaria	35.4points (0–100)
152	Turkmenistan	35.1points (0–100)
153	Tajikistan	35.0points (0–100)
154	Nepal	34.8points (0–100)
155	United Arab Emirates	34.7points (0–100)
156	Oman	33.0points (0–100)
157	People's Republic of China	31.6points (0–100)
158	Türkiye	31.6points (0–100)
159	Myanmar	31.1points (0–100)
160	Belarus	30.2points (0–100)
161	Russian Federation	29.9points (0–100)
162	Yemen	27.3points (0–100)
163	Cuba	25.1points (0–100)
164	Islamic Republic of Iran	24.4points (0–100)
165	Libya	20.0points (0–100)
166	Eritrea	19.0points (0–100)
167	Syrian Arab Republic	18.0points (0–100)
168	North Korea	14.0points (0–100)

Showing 168 of 168 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) (2024).

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