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🏆 COUNTRIES RANKED BY PRESS FREEDOM: LEGAL
Countries ranked by press freedom legal framework score. Measures the legal protections and restrictions on press freedom. Source: RSF.
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 92/100 | 2025 |
| #2 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 90/100 | 2025 |
| #3 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 90/100 | 2025 |
| #4 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 90/100 | 2025 |
| #5 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 89/100 | 2025 |
| #6 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 88/100 | 2025 |
| #7 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 88/100 | 2025 |
| #8 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 87/100 | 2025 |
| #9 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 86/100 | 2025 |
| #10 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 85/100 | 2025 |
| #11 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 85/100 | 2025 |
| #12 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 84/100 | 2025 |
| #13 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 84/100 | 2025 |
| #14 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 84/100 | 2025 |
| #15 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 84/100 | 2025 |
| #16 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 83/100 | 2025 |
| #17 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 83/100 | 2025 |
| #18 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 83/100 | 2025 |
| #19 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 83/100 | 2025 |
| #20 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 82/100 | 2025 |
| #21 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 82/100 | 2025 |
| #22 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 82/100 | 2025 |
| #23 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 82/100 | 2025 |
| #24 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 81/100 | 2025 |
| #25 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 81/100 | 2025 |
| #26 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 81/100 | 2025 |
| #27 | 🇫🇷 France | 81/100 | 2025 |
| #28 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 81/100 | 2025 |
| #29 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 81/100 | 2025 |
| #30 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 80/100 | 2025 |
| #31 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 80/100 | 2025 |
| #32 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 79/100 | 2025 |
| #33 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | 79/100 | 2025 |
| #34 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 78/100 | 2025 |
| #35 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 78/100 | 2025 |
| #36 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 77/100 | 2025 |
| #37 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 77/100 | 2025 |
| #38 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 76/100 | 2025 |
| #39 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 76/100 | 2025 |
| #40 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 76/100 | 2025 |
| #41 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 75/100 | 2025 |
| #42 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 75/100 | 2025 |
| #43 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 75/100 | 2025 |
| #44 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 74/100 | 2025 |
| #45 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 74/100 | 2025 |
| #46 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 74/100 | 2025 |
| #47 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 73/100 | 2025 |
| #48 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 72/100 | 2025 |
| #49 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 71/100 | 2025 |
| #50 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 71/100 | 2025 |