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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #151 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 35/100 | 2025 |
| #152 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 34/100 | 2025 |
| #153 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 33/100 | 2025 |
| #154 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 33/100 | 2025 |
| #155 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 32/100 | 2025 |
| #156 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 32/100 | 2025 |
| #157 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 30/100 | 2025 |
| #158 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 28/100 | 2025 |
| #159 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 27/100 | 2025 |
| #160 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 27/100 | 2025 |
| #161 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 25/100 | 2025 |
| #162 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 25/100 | 2025 |
| #163 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 23/100 | 2025 |
| #164 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 21/100 | 2025 |
| #165 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 21/100 | 2025 |
| #166 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 21/100 | 2025 |
| #167 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 20/100 | 2025 |
| #168 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 19/100 | 2025 |
| #169 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 19/100 | 2025 |
| #170 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 19/100 | 2025 |
| #171 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 18/100 | 2025 |
| #172 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 17/100 | 2025 |
| #173 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 17/100 | 2025 |
| #174 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 16/100 | 2025 |
| #175 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 11/100 | 2025 |
| #176 | 🇨🇳 China | 11/100 | 2025 |
| #177 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 8/100 | 2025 |