Press Freedom Index
Media freedom scored across political, economic, legal, social and safety contexts in 180 countries. Current RSF methodology (2022+).
Source: RSF World Press Freedom Index Licence: Open data (RSF) Unit: score 0–100 (100 = most free) Parsed: 2026-09-28 Open source ↗
Avg (2026)
54.2
-0.40pp vs 2025
Improving
68
of 177 tracked
Declining
84
period over period
Stable
25
±0.5pp band
Press freedom score
Interactive — choose a period, search a country, switch between bars, table and map.
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2022–2026.
EuropeAmericasAsiaAfrica
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 39.4 | +23.6pp |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 76.8 | +5.6pp |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 62.9 | +5.3pp |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | 72.2 | +5.1pp |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 33.3 | +5.1pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇪 Niger | 46 | -11.1pp |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 40.8 | -9.7pp |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 44.4 | -9.4pp |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 57.1 | -9.3pp |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 19.1 | -8.8pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Asia +0.30pp
Africa -0.60pp
Europe -0.70pp
Americas -1.0pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 46 | 69.3 | -0.70pp |
| Americas | 27 | 55 | -1.0pp |
| Africa | 53 | 51.7 | -0.60pp |
| Asia | 51 | 42.8 | +0.30pp |
Press Freedom Index — 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 score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 92.7 | +0.40pp |
| 2 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 88.9 | +0.30pp |
| 3 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 88.5 | -1.0pp |
| 4 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 88.5 | +1.6pp |
| 5 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 87.6 | -0.50pp |
| 6 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 86.2 | -1.0pp |
| 7 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 85.9 | -1.0pp |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 84.8 | +0.80pp |
| 9 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 84.1 | +1.1pp |
| 10 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 83.7 | -0.60pp |
| 11 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 83 | -1.0pp |
| 12 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 82.8 | +1.4pp |
| 13 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 82.6 | -0.80pp |
| 14 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 82.2 | -1.7pp |
| 15 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 81.3 | -1.0pp |
| 16 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 81.2 | +1.1pp |
| 17 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 81 | -0.80pp |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 79.5 | +0.60pp |
| 19 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 79.4 | +1.3pp |
| 20 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 78.8 | 0.00pp |
| 21 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 78 | +2.3pp |
| 22 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 77.4 | -4.0pp |
| 23 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 77 | +1.6pp |
| 24 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 76.8 | +5.6pp |
| 25 | 🇫🇷 France | 76.7 | +0.10pp |
| 26 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 75.9 | +0.10pp |
| 27 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 75.5 | +0.70pp |
| 28 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 75.4 | -2.0pp |
| 29 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 75.4 | -1.6pp |
| 30 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | 75.3 | +3.5pp |
| 31 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 74.8 | +1.4pp |
| 32 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 74.7 | -5.0pp |
| 33 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 74.6 | -0.60pp |
| 34 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 73.2 | -1.3pp |
| 35 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 73 | +4.4pp |
| 36 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 72.9 | -1.2pp |
| 37 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 72.7 | +0.80pp |
| 38 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 72.4 | -0.70pp |
| 39 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 72.2 | +5.1pp |
| 40 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 72 | -3.0pp |
| 41 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 71.8 | -1.0pp |
| 42 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 70.9 | +3.6pp |
| 43 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 70.6 | -0.10pp |
| 44 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 69.7 | -0.20pp |
| 45 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 69.5 | -0.90pp |
| 46 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 69.4 | +3.9pp |
| 47 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 69.1 | +5.0pp |
| 48 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 68.7 | +3.5pp |
| 49 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 67.7 | +1.3pp |
| 50 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 67 | -7.0pp |
| 51 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 66.6 | -1.8pp |
| 52 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 66.4 | +2.6pp |
| 53 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 66.3 | +2.1pp |
| 54 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 66.3 | +2.6pp |
| 55 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 66.1 | +2.2pp |
| 56 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 65.2 | -2.8pp |
| 57 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 64.5 | -4.8pp |
| 58 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 64.5 | -2.1pp |
| 59 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 63.9 | +0.60pp |
| 60 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 63.4 | -4.1pp |
| 61 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 62.9 | -0.20pp |
| 62 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 62.9 | +5.3pp |
| 63 | 🇺🇸 United States | 62.6 | -2.9pp |
| 64 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 62.1 | -4.7pp |
| 65 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 61.7 | -6.6pp |
| 66 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 61.4 | -1.6pp |
| 67 | 🇨🇬 Congo-Brazzaville | 61.2 | +0.60pp |
| 68 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 61 | +1.8pp |
| 69 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 60.8 | -1.5pp |
| 70 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 60.3 | -0.50pp |
| 71 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 60.2 | +0.90pp |
| 72 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 60.1 | +1.7pp |
| 73 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 59.9 | -2.9pp |
| 74 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 59.8 | +1.5pp |
| 75 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 59.6 | -0.50pp |
| 76 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 58.6 | +1.3pp |
| 77 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 58.1 | -1.3pp |
| 78 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 57.1 | -9.3pp |
| 79 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 56.9 | -2.1pp |
| 80 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 56.7 | -3.5pp |
| 81 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 56.5 | -1.7pp |
| 82 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 55.8 | +3.2pp |
| 83 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 55.1 | -0.30pp |
| 84 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 54.8 | -0.40pp |
| 85 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 54.7 | -2.1pp |
| 86 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 54.4 | +2.3pp |
| 87 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina | 54.3 | -2.0pp |
| 88 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 54.3 | +0.20pp |
| 89 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 54 | -2.7pp |
| 90 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 53.9 | +2.0pp |
| 91 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 52.8 | +4.1pp |
| 92 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 52.7 | -3.4pp |
| 93 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 52.6 | -0.90pp |
| 94 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 52.6 | +4.6pp |
| 95 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 52.4 | -3.7pp |
| 96 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 52.3 | -0.30pp |
| 97 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 52 | +0.60pp |
| 98 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 51.9 | -1.0pp |
| 99 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 51.7 | +1.9pp |
| 100 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 51 | +0.20pp |
| 101 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 50.8 | -2.8pp |
| 102 | 🇲🇦 Morocco / Western Sahara | 50.6 | +2.6pp |
| 103 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 50.5 | +1.1pp |
| 104 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 50.3 | -0.80pp |
| 105 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 49.2 | -3.3pp |
| 106 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 48.8 | -3.9pp |
| 107 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 48.5 | -4.0pp |
| 108 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 48.5 | -3.8pp |
| 109 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 48.1 | +1.3pp |
| 110 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 47.4 | -7.2pp |
| 111 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 46.8 | -2.8pp |
| 112 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 46.5 | -4.6pp |
| 113 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 46.5 | +3.9pp |
| 114 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 46.2 | -5.4pp |
| 115 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 46.2 | -7.5pp |
| 116 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 46.1 | +0.70pp |
| 117 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 46 | -11.1pp |
| 118 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 45.6 | -2.6pp |
| 119 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 45.2 | -0.40pp |
| 120 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 44.6 | -1.2pp |
| 121 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 44.4 | -9.4pp |
| 122 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 44.4 | -7.7pp |
| 123 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 43.8 | +3.3pp |
| 124 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 43.7 | +1.4pp |
| 125 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 43.2 | +2.9pp |
| 126 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 43 | -1.1pp |
| 127 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 42.2 | -0.10pp |
| 128 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 42 | +4.4pp |
| 129 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 41 | +2.5pp |
| 130 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 40.9 | -1.9pp |
| 131 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 40.8 | -9.7pp |
| 132 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 40.8 | +0.90pp |
| 133 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 40.4 | -3.7pp |
| 134 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 40.4 | -3.1pp |
| 135 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 40.3 | -0.10pp |
| 136 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 39.6 | +3.8pp |
| 137 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 39.5 | -0.40pp |
| 138 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 39.4 | +23.6pp |
| 139 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 39.3 | +4.0pp |
| 140 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 38.9 | -2.3pp |
| 141 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 37.9 | -5.0pp |
| 142 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 37.4 | -7.2pp |
| 143 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 35.1 | -2.4pp |
| 144 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 35 | -0.20pp |
| 145 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 34.7 | -2.2pp |
| 146 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 34.4 | -4.9pp |
| 147 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 33.5 | +0.90pp |
| 148 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 33.3 | +5.1pp |
| 149 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 33.1 | -0.60pp |
| 150 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 32.6 | +3.0pp |
| 151 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 32.5 | -0.70pp |
| 152 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 32.2 | 0.00pp |
| 153 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 32.1 | +4.7pp |
| 154 | 🇮🇳 India | 32 | -1.0pp |
| 155 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 30.9 | +4.0pp |
| 156 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 30.5 | +1.3pp |
| 157 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 29.2 | +3.2pp |
| 158 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 29 | -1.3pp |
| 159 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 28.9 | -1.8pp |
| 160 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 27.9 | -3.6pp |
| 161 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 27.9 | -1.5pp |
| 162 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 27.7 | +2.0pp |
| 163 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 26.4 | +1.1pp |
| 164 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 25 | -0.40pp |
| 165 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 25 | +2.2pp |
| 166 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 24.9 | +0.20pp |
| 167 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 24.8 | -5.4pp |
| 168 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 24 | -1.5pp |
| 169 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 23.2 | -1.4pp |
| 170 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 23.1 | +4.0pp |
| 171 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 21.2 | +1.5pp |
| 172 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 19.5 | +1.6pp |
| 173 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 19.1 | -8.8pp |
| 174 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 17.5 | +1.3pp |
| 175 | 🇨🇳 China | 13.9 | -0.90pp |
| 176 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 12.7 | +0.10pp |
| 177 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 10.2 | -1.1pp |