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Freedom of expression Index (IDEA)

Percent · higher is better · 172 countries

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  1. 1Denmark91.7
  2. 2Switzerland88.4
  3. 3Portugal87.7
  4. 4Estonia84.7
  5. 5France84
  6. 6Luxembourg82.6
  7. 7Belgium82.4
  8. 8Ireland81.9
  9. 8Canada81.9
  10. 9Norway81.4
  11. 10Finland81
  12. 11New Zealand80.6
  13. 12Sweden80.4
  14. 13Germany79.6
  15. 14Australia79.5
  16. 14Jamaica79.5
  17. 15United Kingdom79.4
  18. 16Austria78.6
  19. 17United States78.3
  20. 18Slovak Republic77.2
  21. 19Chile76.6
  22. 20Costa Rica76.5
  23. 21Dominican Republic75.7
  24. 22Barbados75.1
  25. 23Latvia75.1
  26. 24Italy74.8
  27. 25Netherlands73.7
  28. 26Korea, Rep.73.7
  29. 27Trinidad and Tobago73.5
  30. 28Iceland73.2
  31. 29Argentina72.7
  32. 29Taiwan72.7
  33. 30Senegal71.3
  34. 31Vanuatu71.2
  35. 32Greece70.6
  36. 33Uruguay70.5
  37. 34Lithuania70.4
  38. 35Japan70.2
  39. 36Romania69.7
  40. 37Cyprus69.5
  41. 37Israel69.5
  42. 38Spain69.4
  43. 39Liberia68.4
  44. 40Mongolia68.2
  45. 41Ecuador68.1
  46. 42Peru67.9
  47. 43South Africa67.4
  48. 44Czechia66.7
  49. 45Cabo Verde66
  50. 46Georgia65.9
  51. 47Panama65.6
  52. 48Namibia65.1
  53. 49Malawi64.5
  54. 49Moldova64.5
  55. 50Sierra Leone64.4
  56. 50Ghana64.4
  57. 51Maldives64
  58. 52Botswana63.7
  59. 53Timor-Leste63.4
  60. 54Armenia63.3
  61. 55Guyana63.2
  62. 56Kenya63
  63. 57Solomon Islands63
  64. 58Croatia61.9
  65. 58Paraguay61.9
  66. 58Gambia, The61.9
  67. 58Malta61.9
  68. 59Suriname61.7
  69. 60Tunisia61.4
  70. 61Guinea-Bissau61.4
  71. 62Papua New Guinea61.3
  72. 62Honduras61.3
  73. 63Niger61.2
  74. 64Montenegro60.9
  75. 65Nigeria60.4
  76. 66Mauritius60.4
  77. 67Bolivia59.8
  78. 68Bulgaria59.3
  79. 69Burkina Faso59.3
  80. 70Nepal59.2
  81. 71North Macedonia59.1
  82. 72Gabon58.9
  83. 73Lesotho58.7
  84. 74Mexico58.7
  85. 75Bhutan57.2
  86. 76Haiti57
  87. 76Mali57
  88. 77Poland56.6
  89. 78Zambia56
  90. 79Colombia55.1
  91. 80Albania54.8
  92. 80Ukraine54.8
  93. 80Hungary54.8
  94. 81Guatemala54.2
  95. 82Togo54.2
  96. 83Congo, Dem. Rep.53.9
  97. 84Brazil53.7
  98. 85Slovenia53.7
  99. 86Indonesia52.8
  100. 87Central African Republic51.6
  101. 88Lebanon51.5
  102. 88India51.5
  103. 89Morocco51.1
  104. 90Cote d'Ivoire50.3
  105. 91Sri Lanka49.6
  106. 92Mozambique49.6
  107. 93Benin48.8
  108. 93West Bank and Gaza48.8
  109. 93Comoros48.8
  110. 94Fiji48
  111. 94Malaysia48
  112. 95Serbia47.5
  113. 96Iraq46.3
  114. 96Madagascar46.3
  115. 96Mauritania46.3
  116. 96Philippines46.3
  117. 96Kyrgyz Republic46.3
  118. 96Zimbabwe46.3
  119. 96Bosnia and Herzegovina46.3
  120. 96Angola46.3
  121. 97Uganda44.3
  122. 97Libya44.3
  123. 97Kuwait44.3
  124. 97Tanzania44.3
  125. 97Somalia, Fed. Rep.44.3
  126. 97Pakistan44.3
  127. 98Chad43.7
  128. 99Guinea43.5
  129. 100El Salvador41.5
  130. 100Algeria41.5
  131. 101Cameroon41.1
  132. 102Ethiopia40.9
  133. 103Jordan39.9
  134. 103Russian Federation39.9
  135. 103Singapore39.9
  136. 103Azerbaijan39.9
  137. 103Kazakhstan39.9
  138. 104Sudan39.8
  139. 105Djibouti38.4
  140. 106Iran, Islamic Rep.38.1
  141. 107Bangladesh38.1
  142. 107Oman38.1
  143. 108Cambodia37.3
  144. 109Thailand35.7
  145. 110Uzbekistan35.6
  146. 111Venezuela, RB34.5
  147. 112Rwanda34.3
  148. 113Viet Nam33.5
  149. 114Congo, Rep.31.1
  150. 115Equatorial Guinea30.6
  151. 116United Arab Emirates30.4
  152. 117Egypt, Arab Rep.30
  153. 118Qatar29.9
  154. 119Cuba29.8
  155. 120Yemen, Rep.28.7
  156. 121Afghanistan28.7
  157. 122Tajikistan28.5
  158. 123Bahrain28.3
  159. 124South Sudan27
  160. 125Turkiye27
  161. 126Nicaragua25.6
  162. 127Saudi Arabia25.3
  163. 128Eswatini25.2
  164. 129Burundi24.7
  165. 130China23.6
  166. 131Turkmenistan23
  167. 132Lao PDR20.9
  168. 133Eritrea19.3
  169. 134Myanmar17.1
  170. 135Syrian Arab Republic15.2
  171. 136Belarus15.2
  172. 137Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.9

Freedom of expression Index (IDEA)