Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG)
Press Freedom (RSF). Quality of Government Institute (University of Gothenburg), 2022–2024.
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Avg (2024)
56.2
-2.5pp vs 2023
Improving
47
of 173 tracked
Declining
108
period over period
Stable
18
±0.5pp band
Press Freedom (RSF)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2022–2024.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 74.2 | +14.7pp |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 71.2 | +11.9pp |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania, the United Republic of | 54.8 | +10.8pp |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | 65.8 | +7.7pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 67.3 | +7.2pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 37.3 | -22.0pp |
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 19.1 | -20.7pp |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 48.9 | -15.4pp |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 61.4 | -13.7pp |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (the) | 30.6 | -12.4pp |
By group
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Sub-Saharan Africa -1.4pp
Europe & Central Asia -2.3pp
Americas -2.4pp
East Asia & Pacific -2.7pp
Middle East & North Africa -3.3pp
South Asia -9.3pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe & Central Asia | 51 | 67.1 | -2.3pp |
| Americas | 27 | 56.9 | -2.4pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46 | 56.3 | -1.4pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 23 | 53.2 | -2.7pp |
| South Asia | 8 | 37.2 | -9.3pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 18 | 36.2 | -3.3pp |
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) — full ranking
Every entity in this dataset, in HTML. The interactive panel above shows the same numbers; this is the one that survives without JavaScript.
| # | Entity | Press Freedom (RSF) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 91.9 | -3.3pp |
| 2 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 89.6 | +0.10pp |
| 3 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 88.3 | +0.10pp |
| 4 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands (the) | 87.7 | +0.70pp |
| 5 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 86.6 | -1.3pp |
| 6 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 86.4 | +1.1pp |
| 7 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 85.9 | +1.3pp |
| 8 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 85.6 | -4.3pp |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 84 | -0.40pp |
| 10 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 83.8 | +1.9pp |
| 11 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 83.8 | +1.8pp |
| 12 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 82.9 | -0.40pp |
| 13 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 81.7 | -1.8pp |
| 14 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 81.7 | -5.1pp |
| 15 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 81.5 | +5.0pp |
| 16 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 81.5 | -3.0pp |
| 17 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 80.1 | -3.5pp |
| 18 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 80.1 | -3.1pp |
| 19 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 79.7 | -4.5pp |
| 20 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 78.9 | -5.6pp |
| 21 | 🇫🇷 France | 78.7 | 0.00pp |
| 22 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 78.4 | -3.8pp |
| 23 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) | 77.5 | -1.0pp |
| 24 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 77.3 | +1.4pp |
| 25 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 76.7 | +0.20pp |
| 26 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan (Province of China) | 76.1 | +0.60pp |
| 27 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 76.1 | -4.1pp |
| 28 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 76.1 | +5.5pp |
| 29 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 76 | -7.2pp |
| 30 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 76 | +0.60pp |
| 31 | 🇲🇩 Moldova (the Republic of) | 74.9 | -2.7pp |
| 32 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 74.7 | -2.6pp |
| 33 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 74.2 | +14.7pp |
| 34 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 74.2 | -6.7pp |
| 35 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (the) | 73.9 | +2.0pp |
| 36 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 73.8 | -1.9pp |
| 37 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 73.8 | -0.60pp |
| 38 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 73.7 | -4.9pp |
| 39 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 73.4 | -4.8pp |
| 40 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 73.2 | -1.1pp |
| 41 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 72.8 | -2.9pp |
| 42 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 72.6 | +2.0pp |
| 43 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 71.6 | +1.0pp |
| 44 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 71.2 | +11.9pp |
| 45 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 70.1 | -1.2pp |
| 46 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 69.8 | -2.3pp |
| 47 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 69.2 | +1.5pp |
| 48 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 68.8 | -3.2pp |
| 49 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 68.5 | -0.50pp |
| 50 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 67.7 | +1.8pp |
| 51 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 67.7 | -2.6pp |
| 52 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 67.3 | +7.2pp |
| 53 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 66.9 | -3.6pp |
| 54 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 66.9 | -1.9pp |
| 55 | 🇺🇸 United States of America (the) | 66.6 | -4.6pp |
| 56 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 65.8 | +7.7pp |
| 57 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 65.6 | 0.00pp |
| 58 | 🇬🇲 Gambia (the) | 65.5 | -5.6pp |
| 59 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 65.3 | +2.3pp |
| 60 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 65.1 | +0.80pp |
| 61 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 65 | +3.8pp |
| 62 | 🇰🇷 Korea (the Republic of) | 64.9 | -5.9pp |
| 63 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 64.5 | +4.2pp |
| 64 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 64.3 | +1.7pp |
| 65 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 63.1 | -10.3pp |
| 66 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 63.1 | -5.5pp |
| 67 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 63 | 0.00pp |
| 68 | 🇨🇬 Congo (the) | 62.6 | +2.2pp |
| 69 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 62.1 | -1.9pp |
| 70 | 🇰🇲 Comoros (the) | 61.5 | -0.80pp |
| 71 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 61.4 | -13.7pp |
| 72 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 61 | +1.2pp |
| 73 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 60.5 | +2.6pp |
| 74 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic (the) | 60.1 | +2.5pp |
| 75 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 60.1 | -7.4pp |
| 76 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 60 | +0.50pp |
| 77 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 59.8 | -4.8pp |
| 78 | 🇳🇪 Niger (the) | 59.7 | -7.1pp |
| 79 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.9 | -6.5pp |
| 80 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 58.6 | -0.10pp |
| 81 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 58.6 | -5.1pp |
| 82 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 58.5 | +3.2pp |
| 83 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 58.3 | +5.6pp |
| 84 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 58.2 | -9.4pp |
| 85 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 58.1 | +2.9pp |
| 86 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 57.2 | +2.0pp |
| 87 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 56.7 | +4.3pp |
| 88 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 56 | -11.6pp |
| 89 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 56 | -5.6pp |
| 90 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 55.9 | -1.5pp |
| 91 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 55.4 | -0.40pp |
| 92 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 55.4 | -4.0pp |
| 93 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 54.8 | +1.1pp |
| 94 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania, the United Republic of | 54.8 | +10.8pp |
| 95 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 54.5 | -4.7pp |
| 96 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 54.1 | -3.8pp |
| 97 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 54.1 | -2.6pp |
| 98 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 53.2 | -4.4pp |
| 99 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 53.2 | +2.0pp |
| 100 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 53.1 | -8.6pp |
| 101 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 52.4 | +4.1pp |
| 102 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 52.4 | -4.5pp |
| 103 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 52.4 | -3.7pp |
| 104 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 52.1 | -10.7pp |
| 105 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 51.8 | -0.30pp |
| 106 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 51.3 | -9.2pp |
| 107 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 51.3 | -8.0pp |
| 108 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 51.2 | -3.6pp |
| 109 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 51 | +1.4pp |
| 110 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 50.9 | -12.2pp |
| 111 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 50.6 | -1.7pp |
| 112 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 50.5 | -5.5pp |
| 113 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 50.3 | +2.1pp |
| 114 | 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam | 50.1 | +5.9pp |
| 115 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 50 | -0.10pp |
| 116 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 49.6 | +4.4pp |
| 117 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 49.1 | -0.80pp |
| 118 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 49 | +1.0pp |
| 119 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 48.9 | -2.2pp |
| 120 | 🇨🇩 Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) | 48.9 | +0.30pp |
| 121 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 48.9 | -15.4pp |
| 122 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 47.8 | -4.9pp |
| 123 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 47.2 | -0.70pp |
| 124 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 46.5 | -3.9pp |
| 125 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 46 | -0.10pp |
| 126 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 45 | -0.60pp |
| 127 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 44.7 | +5.9pp |
| 128 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 44.3 | +1.5pp |
| 129 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 44 | -7.4pp |
| 130 | 🇵🇭 Philippines (the) | 43.4 | -2.8pp |
| 131 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 42.6 | -8.0pp |
| 132 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 42.5 | +4.6pp |
| 133 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 42.3 | -5.8pp |
| 134 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 42 | -3.7pp |
| 135 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 41.9 | -8.6pp |
| 136 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 41.4 | -6.3pp |
| 137 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 41.1 | -4.8pp |
| 138 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 40.6 | +0.40pp |
| 139 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 40.5 | -6.1pp |
| 140 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 39.4 | -4.8pp |
| 141 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 38.2 | +5.5pp |
| 142 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 37.3 | -22.0pp |
| 143 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 37.3 | -8.4pp |
| 144 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 35.2 | -10.7pp |
| 145 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 34.3 | -7.7pp |
| 146 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 33.9 | -6.1pp |
| 147 | 🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | 33.8 | -2.9pp |
| 148 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 33.7 | +0.90pp |
| 149 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 33.3 | -5.8pp |
| 150 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 33.1 | -3.9pp |
| 151 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 31.6 | -2.4pp |
| 152 | 🇮🇳 India | 31.3 | -5.3pp |
| 153 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (the) | 30.6 | -12.4pp |
| 154 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 30.1 | -5.8pp |
| 155 | 🇷🇺 Russian Federation (the) | 29.9 | -4.9pp |
| 156 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 29.2 | -7.9pp |
| 157 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 28 | -11.9pp |
| 158 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 27.6 | -7.7pp |
| 159 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 27.1 | -5.3pp |
| 160 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 26.8 | -10.4pp |
| 161 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 25.6 | -3.4pp |
| 162 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 25.5 | -7.4pp |
| 163 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 25.1 | -8.3pp |
| 164 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 24.4 | -3.9pp |
| 165 | 🇨🇳 China | 23.4 | +0.40pp |
| 166 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 23.2 | -7.4pp |
| 167 | 🇻🇳 Viet Nam | 22.3 | -2.3pp |
| 168 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 22 | -3.8pp |
| 169 | 🇮🇷 Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 21.3 | -3.5pp |
| 170 | 🇰🇵 Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of) | 20.7 | -1.0pp |
| 171 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 19.1 | -20.7pp |
| 172 | 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic (the) | 17.4 | -9.8pp |
| 173 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 16.6 | -11.3pp |