2019 World Press Freedom Index

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Ranking	Countries & regions	Abuse score	Underlying situation score	Global score	Diff. score 2018	Diff. Position 2018
1	Norway	0	7.82	7.82	0.19	0
2	Finland	0	7.90	7.90	-2.36	2
3	Sweden	0	8.31	8.31	0	-1
4	Netherlands	0	8.63	8.63	-1.38	-1
5	Denmark	0	9.87	9.87	-4.12	4
6	Switzerland	6.93	10.49	10.52	-0.75	-1
7	New Zealand	0	10.75	10.75	-2.87	1
8	Jamaica	0	11.13	11.13	-0.20	-2
9	Belgium	16.09	11.07	12.07	-1.09	-2
10	Costa Rica	0	12.24	12.24	-1.77	0
11	Estonia	0	12.27	12.27	-1.81	1
12	Portugal	0	12.63	12.63	-1.54	2
13	Germany	30.45	10.63	14.60	0.21	2
14	Iceland	0	14.71	14.71	0.61	-1
15	Ireland	0	15	15	0.41	1
16	Austria	0	15.33	15.33	1.29	-5
17	Luxembourg	0	15.66	15.66	0.94	0
18	Canada	0	15.69	15.69	0.41	0
19	Uruguay	0	16.06	16.06	0.50	1
20	Surinam	0	16.38	16.38	-0.06	1
21	Australia	0	16.55	16.55	1.09	-2
22	Samoa	0	18.25	18.25	1.56	0
23	Namibia	0	18.95	18.95	-1.29	3
24	Latvia	0	19.53	19.53	-0.10	0
25	Cabo Verde	17.92	19.72	19.81	-0.58	4
26	Liechtenstein	0	20.49	20.49	0	4
27	Ghana	13.86	20.72	20.81	2.40	-4
28	Cyprus	0	21.74	21.74	1.89	-3
29	Spain	0	21.99	21.99	1.48	2
30	Lithuania	0	22.06	22.06	-0.14	6
31	South Africa	13.86	22.19	22.19	1.80	-3
32	France	27.73	20.83	22.21	0.34	1
33	United Kingdom	6.93	22.23	22.23	-1.02	7
34	Slovenia	0	22.31	22.31	0.62	-2
35	Slovakia	45	18.22	23.58	3.32	-8
36	Burkina Faso	0	24.53	24.53	1.20	5
37	Andorra	0	24.63	24.63	2.42	0
38	Papua New Guinea	0	24.70	24.70	-1.49	15
39	Trinidad and Tobago	0	24.74	24.74	1.95	0
40	Czech Republic	16.09	24.89	24.89	3	-6
41	South Korea	0	24.94	24.94	1.43	2
42	Taiwan	0	24.98	24.98	1.62	0
43	Italy	6.93	24.98	24.98	0.86	3
44	Botswana	0	25.09	25.09	-0.20	4
45	Tonga	0	25.41	25.41	-0.27	6
46	Chile	0	25.65	25.65	2.96	-8
47	Romania	0	25.67	25.67	2.02	-3
48	United States	63.01	16.36	25.69	1.96	-3
49	Senegal	6.93	25.81	25.81	0.20	1
50	OECS	0	26.04	26.04	3.93	-15
51	Guyana	0	26.63	26.63	0.38	4
52	Fiji	0	27.18	27.18	0.63	5
53	Belize	0	27.50	27.50	2.95	-6
54	Madagascar	0	27.76	27.76	1.56	0
55	Dominican Republic	0	27.90	27.90	1.11	4
56	Comoros	6.93	27.91	27.91	2.61	-7
57	Argentina	20.79	28.30	28.30	2.25	-5
58	Mauritius	0	28.46	28.46	2.01	-2
59	Poland	0	28.89	28.89	2.30	-1
60	Georgia	17.92	28.98	28.98	1.64	1
61	Armenia	28.33	28.74	28.98	-1.01	19
62	Haïti	24.85	28.63	29	2.18	-2
63	Bosnia-Herzegovina	0	29.02	29.02	1.65	-1
64	Croatia	6.93	29.03	29.03	0.09	5
65	Greece	13.86	29.08	29.08	-0.11	9
66	Niger	13.86	29.26	29.26	1.86	-3
67	Japan	0	29.36	29.36	0.72	0
68	Malawi	0	29.36	29.36	1.93	-4
69	Seychelles	0	29.41	29.41	-0.76	16
70	Mongolia	0	29.51	29.51	0.46	1
71	Côte d’Ivoire	10.99	29.42	29.52	-0.56	11
72	Tunisia	20.79	29.61	29.61	-1.30	25
73	Hong Kong	10.99	29.65	29.65	0.61	-3
74	Northern Cyprus	0	29.67	29.67	0.08	3
75	Kosovo	0	29.68	29.68	0.07	3
76	Togo	6.93	29.69	29.69	-0.54	10
77	Malta	0	29.74	29.74	2.30	-12
78	Lesotho	0	29.74	29.74	0.96	-10
79	Panama	0	29.78	29.78	-0.78	12
80	Bhutan	0	29.81	29.81	-0.92	14
81	El Salvador	6.93	29.81	29.81	2.03	-15
82	Albania	13.86	29.84	29.84	0.35	-7
83	Kyrgyzstan	13.86	29.92	29.92	-1.08	15
84	Timor-Leste	0	29.93	29.93	-0.88	11
85	Peru	17.92	30.22	30.22	-0.05	3
86	Sierra Leone	13.86	30.36	30.36	0.38	-7
87	Hungary	0	30.44	30.44	1.33	-14
88	Israel	0	30.80	30.80	0.54	-1
89	Guinea Bissau	0	30.95	30.95	0.86	-6
90	Serbia	0	31.18	31.18	1.60	-14
91	Moldova	0	31.21	31.21	1.20	-10
92	Gambia	6.93	31.35	31.35	-7.01	30
93	Liberia	10.99	31.49	31.49	1.16	-4
94	Mauritania	41.27	28.75	31.65	2.56	-22
95	Republic of North Macedonia	0	31.66	31.66	-0.77	14
96	Benin	0	31.74	31.74	1.58	-12
97	Ecuador	51.93	26.87	31.88	1.32	-5
98	Maldives	34.97	31.46	32.16	-5.79	22
99	Paraguay	0	32.40	32.40	0.08	8
100	Kenya	30.45	32.41	32.44	1.62	-4
101	Lebanon	0	32.44	32.44	1.29	-1
102	Ukraine	19.46	32.46	32.46	1.30	-1
103	Mozambique	13.86	32.66	32.66	1.54	-4
104	Montenegro	0	32.74	32.74	1.53	-1
105	Brazil	58.92	26.26	32.79	1.59	-3
106	Nepal	21.97	33.40	33.40	1.35	0
107	Guinea	16.09	33.49	33.49	1.59	-3
108	Kuwait	0	33.86	33.86	1.95	-3
109	Angola	0	34.96	34.96	-3.39	12
110	Ethiopia	16.09	35.11	35.11	-15.06	40
111	Bulgaria	0	35.11	35.11	-0.11	0
112	Mali	16.09	35.23	35.23	-0.92	3
113	Bolivia	16.09	35.38	35.38	2.93	-3
114	Nicaragua	49.42	32.06	35.53	5.12	-24
115	Gabon	0	35.60	35.60	3.23	-7
116	Guatemala	10.99	35.94	35.94	-0.23	0
117	Congo-Brazzaville	10.99	36.04	36.04	0.62	-3
118	Tanzania	10.99	36.28	36.28	5.63	-25
119	Zambia	13.86	36.38	36.38	1.02	-6
120	Nigeria	31.35	36.36	36.50	-0.91	-1
121	Afghanistan	72.08	27.67	36.55	-0.73	-3
122	Chad	23.98	36.71	36.71	-1.74	1
123	Malaysia	0	36.74	36.74	-10.67	22
124	Indonesia	45.33	34.63	36.77	-2.91	0
125	Uganda	28.90	39.42	39.42	2.65	-8
126	Sri Lanka	0	39.61	39.61	-1.76	5
127	Zimbabwe	23.98	42.20	42.23	1.70	-1
128	Qatar	0	42.51	42.51	2.35	-3
129	Colombia	59	38.78	42.82	1.79	1
130	Jordan	0	43.11	43.11	1.40	2
131	Cameroon	32.96	43.32	43.32	2.40	-2
132	Oman	0	43.42	43.42	2.75	-5
133	United Arab Emirates	47.45	42.62	43.63	2.77	-5
134	Philippines	56.02	40.88	43.91	1.38	-1
135	Morocco / Western Sahara	43.82	43.28	43.98	0.85	0
136	Thailand	46.54	43.49	44.10	-0.21	4
137	Palestine	57.49	40.93	44.68	1.72	-3
138	Myanmar	39.70	44.92	44.92	1.77	-1
139	South Sudan	0	45.65	45.65	-1.23	5
140	India	65.25	40.78	45.67	2.43	-2
141	Algeria	32.58	45.75	45.75	2.62	-5
142	Pakistan	57.20	42.98	45.83	2.59	-3
143	Cambodia	36.38	45.90	45.90	0	-1
144	Mexico	68.45	41.36	46.78	-2.13	3
145	Central African Republic	55.98	43.29	47.27	12.02	-33
146	Honduras	36.64	48.53	48.53	3.30	-5
147	eSwatini	0	49.09	49.09	-2.37	5
148	Venezuela	41.90	49.03	49.10	3.07	-5
149	Russia	50.69	49.40	50.31	0.35	-1
150	Bangladesh	55.49	49.19	50.74	2.12	-4
151	Singapore	0	51.41	51.41	0.46	0
152	Brunei	0	51.48	51.48	0	1
153	Belarus	30.91	51.66	51.66	-0.93	2
154	Democratic Republic of Congo	46.25	51.62	51.71	0.11	0
155	Rwanda	10.99	52.43	52.43	-0.47	1
156	Iraq	38.92	52.48	52.60	-3.96	4
157	Turkey	63.85	50.05	52.81	-0.69	0
158	Kazakhstan	37.14	52.82	52.82	-1.59	0
159	Burundi	10.99	52.89	52.89	-2.37	0
160	Uzbekistan	48.24	53.52	53.52	-7.32	5
161	Tajikistan	37.84	54.02	54.02	3.96	-12
162	Libya	46.82	55.77	55.77	-1.02	0
163	Egypt	62.75	54.90	56.47	-0.25	-2
164	Somalia	53.13	57.24	57.24	-5.80	4
165	Equatorial Guinea	0	58.35	58.35	-8.12	6
166	Azerbaijan	66.73	56.47	59.13	-0.60	-3
167	Bahrain	65.62	60.23	61.31	0.46	-1
168	Yemen	69.35	59.73	61.66	-0.57	-1
169	Cuba	41.27	63.81	63.81	-5.09	3
170	Iran	59.56	64.41	64.41	3.70	-6
171	Laos	56.35	64.49	64.49	-1.92	-1
172	Saudi Arabia	65.53	64.48	65.88	2.75	-3
173	Djibouti	0	71.36	71.36	0.59	0
174	Syria	81.46	68.31	71.78	-7.44	3
175	Sudan	40.94	72.45	72.45	1.32	-1
176	Vietnam	64.20	74.93	74.93	-0.12	-1
177	China	80	78.01	78.92	0.63	-1
178	Eritrea	72.18	80.15	80.26	-3.98	1
179	North Korea	51.93	82.73	83.40	-5.47	1
180	Turkmenistan	0	85.44	85.44	1.24	-2

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Data of press freedom ranking 2019