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Press Freedom

RSF (Reporters Without Borders) Press Freedom Index 2024, 0–100, higher = freer. Press freedom is the canary in the coal mine for broader freedoms: countries with independent journalism tend to have functioning rule of law, accountability of officials, and tolerance for dissent. For digital nomads and long-term expats, a free press matters practically — it signals that you can speak openly online, organise, or write about your experience without risk of detention. Norway, Denmark and Finland consistently top the index; Eritrea, North Korea and Turkmenistan are at the bottom.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Norway92 92 91
2 Denmark90 90 89
2 Faroe Islands90 90 89
4 Finland88 88 87
4 Estonia88 88 87
4 Netherlands88 88 87
7 Sweden87 87 86
7 Aruba87 87 86
7 Curacao87 87 86
7 Sint Maarten87 87 86
11 Iceland86 86 85
12 Portugal84 84 83
13 Ireland83 83 82
13 Switzerland83 83 82
15 Germany82 82 81
15 Austria82 82 81
17 Latvia81 81 80
18 New Zealand80 80 79
19 Belgium79 79 78
19 Luxembourg79 79 78
21 Lithuania78 78 77
21 Canada78 78 77
21 Monaco78 78 77
21 Liechtenstein78 78 77
21 San Marino78 78 77
26 French Guiana77 77 76
26 Saint Pierre and Miquelon77 77 76
26 France77 77 76
26 Réunion77 77 76
26 Tahiti77 77 76
26 Slovenia77 77 76
26 Saint-Martin77 77 76
26 Wallis and Futuna77 77 76
26 Mayotte77 77 76
26 New Caledonia77 77 76
26 Martinique77 77 76
26 Guadeloupe77 77 76
38 Andorra76 76 75
38 Australia75 75 75
38 Slovakia75 75 75
38 Cook Islands75 75 75
38 Niue75 75 75
43 Czech Republic74 74 74
43 Italy74 74 74
43 Chinese Taipei74 74 74
46 England73 73 73
46 Wales73 73 73
46 Northern Ireland73 73 73
46 Scotland73 73 73
46 Malta73 73 73
46 Seychelles73 73 73
46 Bermuda73 73 73
46 Spain73 73 73
46 Gibraltar73 73 73
46 Turks and Caicos Islands73 73 73
46 Cayman Islands73 73 73
46 Anguilla73 73 73
46 British Virgin Islands73 73 73
46 Montserrat73 73 73
46 Costa Rica73 73 73
61 Uruguay72 72 72
61 Korea Republic72 72 72
61 Barbados72 72 72
61 Japan72 72 72
65 Cape Verde70 70 70
65 São Tomé and Príncipe70 70 70
65 Palau70 70 70
65 Cyprus70 70 70
65 Antigua and Barbuda70 70 70
65 Israel70 70 70
65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines70 70 70
65 Saint Lucia70 70 70
65 Saint Kitts and Nevis70 70 70
74 Ukraine69 69 69
74 Bahamas69 69 69
74 Trinidad and Tobago69 69 69
74 Chile69 69 69
78 Greece68 68 68
79 United States67 67 67
79 Namibia67 67 67
79 Mauritius67 67 67
79 U.S. Virgin Islands67 67 67
79 American Samoa67 67 67
79 Puerto Rico67 67 67
79 Guam67 67 67
79 Northern Mariana Islands67 67 67
87 Argentina66 66 66
87 Grenada66 66 66
87 Georgia66 66 66
90 Poland65 65 65
90 Nauru65 65 65
90 Tuvalu65 65 65
90 Marshall Islands65 65 65
90 Samoa65 65 65
90 Jamaica65 65 65
90 Micronesia65 65 65
90 Albania65 65 65
90 Dominica65 65 65
90 Vanuatu65 65 65
90 Solomon Islands65 65 65
101 South Africa64 64 64
101 Montenegro64 64 64
101 Croatia64 64 64
104 Ghana63 63 63
104 Suriname63 63 63
104 Moldova63 63 63
104 Timor-Leste63 63 63
108 Kosovo62 62 62
109 Papua New Guinea61 61 61
110 Belize60 60 60
110 Peru60 60 60
110 Tonga60 60 60
113 Malawi59 59 59
114 Senegal58 58 58
114 Liberia58 58 58
114 Panama58 58 58
114 Mongolia58 58 58
114 Romania58 58 58
114 North Macedonia58 58 58
120 Brazil57 57 57
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina57 57 57
122 Ecuador56 56 56
123 Benin55 55 55
123 Botswana55 55 55
123 Sierra Leone55 55 55
123 Lesotho55 55 55
123 Hungary55 55 55
123 Kiribati55 55 55
123 Armenia55 55 55
123 El Salvador55 55 55
123 Bhutan55 55 55
123 Nepal55 55 55
133 Serbia53 53 53
133 Dominican Republic53 53 53
133 Colombia53 53 53
133 Philippines53 53 53
137 Madagascar52 52 52
137 Guyana52 52 52
137 Zambia52 52 52
137 Bulgaria52 52 52
137 Mozambique52 52 52
137 Bolivia52 52 52
137 Indonesia52 52 52
144 Malaysia51 51 51
145 Gambia50 50 50
145 Paraguay50 50 50
145 Sri Lanka50 50 50
145 Fiji50 50 50
149 Singapore48 48 48
149 Mexico48 48 48
149 Kyrgyzstan48 48 48
152 Haiti47 47 47
153 Ivory Coast45 45 45
153 Gabon45 45 45
153 Guinea-Bissau45 45 45
156 Tunisia44 44 44
156 Guatemala44 44 44
158 Niger42 42 42
158 Angola42 42 42
158 Swaziland42 42 42
158 Lebanon42 42 42
162 Kenya41 41 41
163 Mali40 40 40
163 Maldives40 40 40
163 Togo40 40 40
163 Macau40 40 40
163 Guinea40 40 40
163 Comoros40 40 40
169 Honduras39 39 39
169 Palestine39 39 39
171 Burkina Faso38 38 38
171 Hong Kong38 38 38
171 Kuwait38 38 38
171 Brunei38 38 38
171 Thailand38 38 38
176 Bangladesh36 36 36
176 Jordan36 36 36
178 Congo35 35 35
178 Cameroon35 35 35
178 Uganda35 35 35
181 Nigeria34 34 34
181 Morocco34 34 34
183 Algeria33 33 33
183 Pakistan33 33 33
185 Mauritania32 32 32
185 Chad32 32 32
185 Zanzibar32 32 32
185 Tanzania32 32 32
185 Burundi32 32 32
190 Kazakhstan31 31 31
190 India31 31 31
192 Azerbaijan30 30 30
192 Djibouti30 30 30
194 Yemen28 28 28
194 Equatorial Guinea28 28 28
194 Congo DR28 28 28
194 Libya28 28 28
194 Turkey28 28 28
199 Somalia27 27 27
200 Qatar26 26 26
200 Egypt26 26 26
200 Iraq26 26 26
200 Nicaragua26 26 26
200 Western Sahara25 25 26
200 Central African Republic25 25 26
206 Vietnam24 24 25
206 Venezuela24 24 25
208 Cambodia23 23 24
208 Zimbabwe23 23 24
208 Oman23 23 24
208 Ethiopia23 23 24
208 China23 23 24
213 Laos22 22 23
213 Russia22 22 23
213 Bahrain22 22 23
216 Belarus21 21 22
216 United Arab Emirates21 21 22
216 Rwanda21 21 22
219 Sudan20 20 21
219 South Sudan20 20 21
219 Tajikistan20 20 21
222 Uzbekistan18 18 19
222 Cuba18 18 19
222 Afghanistan18 18 19
225 Saudi Arabia17 17 18
226 Iran15 15 16
227 Syria14 14 15
227 Myanmar14 14 15
229 Turkmenistan8 8 9
230 Eritrea6 6 7
231 Korea DPR5 5 6