Freedom of the Press 2008 - Country Rankings




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Countries are given a total score from 0 (best) to 100 (worst) on the basis of a set of 23 methodology questions divided into three subcategories. Assigning numerical points allows for comparative analysis among the countries surveyed and facilitates an examination of trends over time. The degree to which each country permits the free flow of news and information determines the classification of its media as “Free,” “Partly Free,” or “Not Free.” Countries scoring 0 to 30 are regarded as having “Free” media; 31 to 60, “Partly Free” media; and 61 to 100, “Not Free” media.
Rank	Country	Rating
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1	Finland	9
	Iceland	9
2	Denmark	10
	Norway	10
3	Belgium	11
	Sweden	11
4	Luxembourg	12
5	Andorra	13
	Netherlands	13
	New Zealand	13
	Switzerland	13
6	Liechtenstein	14
	Palau	14
7	Ireland	15
	Jamaica	15
8	Estonia	16
	Germany	16
	Monaco	16
	Portugal	16
	Saint Lucia	16
9	Marshall Islands	17
	San Marino	17
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	17
	United States	17
10	Canada	18
	Czech Republic	18
	Lithuania	18
	United Kingdom	18
11	Barbados	19
	Costa Rica	19
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	19
12	Bahamas	20
	Malta	20
	Taiwan	20
13	Australia	21
	Austria	21
	Hungary	21
	Japan	21
	Micronesia	21
14	Belize	22
	Cyprus	22
	Donimica	22
	France	22
	Latvia	22
	Slovakia	22
15	Slovenia	23
	Spain	23
	Suriname	23
	Trinidat and Tobago	23
	Vanuatu	23
16	Grenada	24
	Poland	24
17	Kiribati	26
	Mauritius	26
	Tuvalu	26
18	Ghana	27
	Greece	27
	Mali	27
19	Cape Verde	28
	Israel	28
	Nauru	28
	Papua New Guinea	28
	Sao Tome and Principe	28
	South Africa	28
20	Italy	29
	Samoa	29
21	Chile	30
	Hong Kong	30
	Namibia	30
	Solomon Islands	30
	South Korea	30
	Uruguay	30
22	Benin	31
	Guyana	31
	Tonga	31
23	Bulgaria	33
24	India	35
25	Botswana	36
	Croatia	36
26	Fiji	37
27	East Timor	38
	Mongolia	38
	Montenegro	38
28	Antigua and Barbuda	39
	Bolivia	39
	Dominican Republic	39
	Serbia	39
29	Mozambique	40
30	Burkina Faso	41
	Ecuador	41
31	Brazil	42
	El Salvador	42
32	Nicaragua	43
33	Panama	44
	Peru	44
	Romania	44
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	45
	Philippines	45
35	Lesotho	46
36	Argentina	47
	FYROM	47
37	Madagascar	48
	Tanzania	48
38	Senegal	49
39	Albania	50
40	Republic of the Congo	51
	Honduras	51
	Mexico	51
	Turkey	51
41	Guinea-Bissau	53
	Nigeria	53
	Uganda	53
	Ukraine	53
42	Comoros	54
	Indonesia	54
	Kuwait	54
43	Lebanon	55
	Malawi	55
44	Haiti	56
45	Nepal	57
46	Guatemala	58
47	Colombia	59
	Egypt	59
	Seychelles	59
	Sierra Leone	59
48	Cambodia	60
	Georgia	60
	Kenya	60
	Paraguay	60
49	Bhutan	61
	Central African Republic	61
50	Algeria	62
51	Angola	63
	Jordan	63
	Niger	63
52	Morocco	64
	Qatar	64
	Zambia	64
53	Cameroon	65
	Liberia	65
	Malaysia	65
54	Armenia	66
	Cote d'Ivoire	66
	Guynea	66
	Maldives	66
	Moldova	66
	Pakistan	66
55	Sri Lanka	67
56	Bangladesh	68
	United Arab Emirates	68
57	Gabon	69
	Iraq	69
	Singapore	69
58	Kyrgyzstan	70
59	Afghanistan	71
	Bahrain	71
	Oman	71
60	Djibouti	72
61	Brundi	74
	Chad	74
	Togo	74
	Venezuela	74
62	Brunei	75
63	Ethiopia	76
	Swaziland	76
64	Azerbaijan	77
	Tajikistan	77
65	Kazakhstan	78
	Russia	78
	Sudan	78
	Yemen	78
66	The Gambia	79
67	Democratic Republic of the Congo	81
	Saudi Arabia	81
	Tunisia	81
68	Vietnam	82
69	Laos	83
	Syria	83
70	China	84
	Palestinian Authority territories	84
	Rwanda	84
	Somalia	84
71	Iran	85
72	Equatorial Guinea	89
	Zimbabwe	89
73	Belarus	91
74	Uzbekistan	92
75	Cuba	94
	Eritrea	94
	Libya	94
76	Turkmenistan	96
77	Burma (Myanmar)	97
78	North Korea	99

Examination of the level of press freedom in each country currently comprises 23 methodology questions divided into three broad categories: the legal environment, the political environment, and the economic environment. For each methodology question, a lower number of points is allotted for a more free situation, while a higher number of points is allotted for a less free environment. Each country is rated in these three categories, with the higher numbers indicating less freedom. A country’s final score is based on the total of the three categories: A score of 0 to 30 places the country in the Free press group; 31 to 60 in the Partly Free press group; and 61 to 100 in the Not Free press group.

NOTE: The information regarding freedom of the press on this page is re-published from Freecom House. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of press freedom information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about freedom of the press 2008 should be addressed to Freedom House.

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