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Press Freedom Index

Country (Score, 0=Complete Freedom, 100=No Freedom at all in 2012)

Eritrea is the top country by press freedom index in the world. As of 2012, press freedom index in Eritrea was 142 score, 0=complete freedom, 100=no freedom at all that accounts for 2.06% of the world's press freedom index. The top 5 countries (others are Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Turkmenistan, Syrian Arab Republic, and Iran) account for 10.14% of it. The world's total press freedom index was estimated at 6,887.44 score, 0=complete freedom, 100=no freedom at all in 2012.

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Eritrea 142 RSF
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 141 RSF
Turkmenistan 140.67 RSF
Syrian Arab Republic 138 RSF
Iran 136.6 RSF
China 136 RSF
Bahrain 125 RSF
Viet Nam 114 RSF
Yemen 101 RSF
Sudan 100.75 RSF
Myanmar 100 RSF
Belarus 99 RSF
Cuba 98.83 RSF
Egypt 97.5 RSF
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 89 RSF
Somalia 88.33 RSF
Sri Lanka 87.5 RSF
Azerbaijan 87.25 RSF
Equatorial Guinea 86 RSF
Côte d'Ivoire 83.5 RSF
Djibouti 83.5 RSF
Saudi Arabia 83.25 RSF
Uzbekistan 83 RSF
Rwanda 81 RSF
Kazakhstan 77.5 RSF
Libya 77.5 RSF
Palestine 76 RSF
Iraq 75.36 RSF
Pakistan 75 RSF
Afghanistan 74 RSF
Mexico 72.67 RSF
Turkey 70 RSF
Indonesia 68 RSF
Malawi 68 RSF
Democratic Republic of the Congo 67.67 RSF
Eswatini 67 RSF
Colombia 66.5 RSF
Russian Federation 66 RSF
Gambia 65.5 RSF
Philippines 64.5 RSF
Uganda 64 RSF
Morocco 63.29 RSF
Thailand 61.5 RSF
Honduras 61 RSF
Singapore 61 RSF
Tunisia 60.25 RSF
Angola 58.43 RSF
India 58 RSF
Burundi 57.75 RSF
Bangladesh 57 RSF
Jordan 56.8 RSF
Ethiopia 56.6 RSF
Nigeria 56.4 RSF
Brunei Darussalam 56.2 RSF
Algeria 56 RSF
Malaysia 56 RSF
Tajikistan 56 RSF
Cambodia 55 RSF
Fiji 55 RSF
Oman 55 RSF
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 55 RSF
Zimbabwe 55 RSF
Ukraine 54 RSF
Peru 51.25 RSF
Qatar 46 RSF
Panama 45.67 RSF
United Arab Emirates 45 RSF
South Sudan 41.25 RSF
Liberia 40.5 RSF
Bolivia 40 RSF
Kyrgyzstan 40 RSF
Montenegro 39 RSF
Nepal 38.75 RSF
Ecuador 38 RSF
Georgia 38 RSF
Chad 37.67 RSF
Gabon 36.5 RSF
Mongolia 35.75 RSF
Brazil 35.33 RSF
Cameroon 35 RSF
Guatemala 35 RSF
Albania 34.44 RSF
Dominican Republic 33.25 RSF
North Macedonia 31.67 RSF
Lebanon 31.5 RSF
Israel 31.25 RSF
Benin 31 RSF
Congo 30.38 RSF
Guinea 30 RSF
Timor-Leste 30 RSF
Zambia 30 RSF
Kenya 29.5 RSF
Madagascar 29.5 RSF
Bulgaria 29 RSF
Chile 29 RSF
Paraguay 29 RSF
Serbia 29 RSF
Togo 28.5 RSF
Kuwait 28 RSF
Armenia 27 RSF
Guinea Bissau 26 RSF
Senegal 26 RSF
Maldives 25 RSF
Seychelles 25 RSF
Nicaragua 24.33 RSF
Bhutan 24 RSF
Greece 24 RSF
Burkina Faso 23.33 RSF
Croatia 23.33 RSF
Mauritania 22.2 RSF
Mozambique 21.5 RSF
Lesotho 21 RSF
Sierra Leone 21 RSF
Tonga 21 RSF
Central African Republic 20 RSF
Italy 19.67 RSF
Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.5 RSF
Guyana 19.5 RSF
Malta 19.5 RSF
Hong Kong 17 RSF
Mauritius 17 RSF
Samoa 17 RSF
Republic of Moldova 16 RSF
Haiti 15.67 RSF
Latvia 15 RSF
Trinidad and Tobago 15 RSF
Argentina 14 RSF
Romania 14 RSF
United States of America 14 RSF
Comoros 13 RSF
Taiwan Province of China 13 RSF
Republic of Korea 12.67 RSF
Botswana 12 RSF
Grenada 12 in 2004 RSF
South Africa 12 RSF
Ghana 11 RSF
Hungary 10 RSF
Spain 9.75 RSF
France 9.5 RSF
El Salvador 9.3 RSF
Slovenia 9.14 RSF
Papua New Guinea 9 RSF
United Republic of Tanzania 6 RSF
Portugal 5.33 RSF
Uruguay 4.25 RSF
Australia 4 RSF
Lithuania 4 RSF
Niger 2.5 RSF
United Kingdom 2 RSF
Mali 0 RSF
Slovakia 0 RSF
Poland -0.67 RSF
Japan -1 RSF
Suriname -1 RSF
Belgium -2 RSF
Namibia -2 RSF
Costa Rica -2.25 RSF
Cyprus -3 RSF
Germany -3 RSF
Jamaica -3 RSF
Ireland -4 RSF
Czech Republic -5 RSF
New Zealand -5.33 RSF
Sweden -5.5 RSF
Canada -5.67 RSF
Denmark -5.67 RSF
Cabo Verde -6 RSF
Switzerland -6.2 RSF
Iceland -7 RSF
Luxembourg -7 RSF
Austria -8 RSF
Estonia -9 RSF
Netherlands -9 RSF
Finland -10 RSF
Norway -10 RSF
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