Countries ranked by Press Freedom: Political
Politics & Governance
Countries ranked by press freedom political context score. Measures the degree to which the political environment allows press freedom. Source: RSF.
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Ranked by Press Freedom: Political
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
 NO
Norway
|
96/100 | 2025 |
| #2 |
 IE
Ireland
|
91/100 | 2025 |
| #3 |
 DK
Denmark
|
91/100 | 2025 |
| #4 |
 EE
Estonia
|
91/100 | 2025 |
| #5 |
 SE
Sweden
|
90/100 | 2025 |
| #6 |
 NL
Netherlands
|
90/100 | 2025 |
| #7 |
 FI
Finland
|
90/100 | 2025 |
| #8 |
 PT
Portugal
|
89/100 | 2025 |
| #9 |
 CH
Switzerland
|
86/100 | 2025 |
| #10 |
 DE
Germany
|
85/100 | 2025 |
| #11 |
 CZ
Czech Republic
|
85/100 | 2025 |
| #12 |
 LU
Luxembourg
|
83/100 | 2025 |
| #13 |
 LV
Latvia
|
83/100 | 2025 |
| #14 |
 CA
Canada
|
83/100 | 2025 |
| #15 |
 IS
Iceland
|
82/100 | 2025 |
| #16 |
 GB
United Kingdom
|
82/100 | 2025 |
| #17 |
 LT
Lithuania
|
81/100 | 2025 |
| #18 |
 LI
Liechtenstein
|
80/100 | 2025 |
| #19 |
 BE
Belgium
|
79/100 | 2025 |
| #20 |
 NZ
New Zealand
|
78/100 | 2025 |
| #21 |
 AU
Australia
|
78/100 | 2025 |
| #22 |
 FR
France
|
75/100 | 2025 |
| #23 |
 TW
Taiwan
|
73/100 | 2025 |
| #24 |
 AT
Austria
|
73/100 | 2025 |
| #25 |
 CV
Cape Verde
|
73/100 | 2025 |
| #26 |
 ES
Spain
|
72/100 | 2025 |
| #27 |
 SI
Slovenia
|
72/100 | 2025 |
| #28 |
 TT
Trinidad and Tobago
|
71/100 | 2025 |
| #29 |
 ZA
South Africa
|
70/100 | 2025 |
| #30 |
 DO
Dominican Republic
|
69/100 | 2025 |
| #31 |
 FJ
Fiji
|
68/100 | 2025 |
| #32 |
 NA
Namibia
|
66/100 | 2025 |
| #33 |
 AM
Armenia
|
65/100 | 2025 |
| #34 |
 CL
Chile
|
65/100 | 2025 |
| #35 |
 PL
Poland
|
65/100 | 2025 |
| #36 |
 GH
Ghana
|
64/100 | 2025 |
| #37 |
 UA
Ukraine
|
64/100 | 2025 |
| #38 |
 JM
Jamaica
|
64/100 | 2025 |
| #39 |
 MD
Moldova
|
64/100 | 2025 |
| #40 |
 ME
Montenegro
|
63/100 | 2025 |
| #41 |
 US
United States
|
62/100 | 2025 |
| #42 |
 SR
Suriname
|
62/100 | 2025 |
| #43 |
 BR
Brazil
|
62/100 | 2025 |
| #44 |
 TL
East Timor
|
61/100 | 2025 |
| #45 |
 GA
Gabon
|
61/100 | 2025 |
| #46 |
 TO
Tonga
|
59/100 | 2025 |
| #47 |
 GM
Gambia
|
59/100 | 2025 |
| #48 |
 SC
Seychelles
|
59/100 | 2025 |
| #49 |
 IT
Italy
|
59/100 | 2025 |
| #50 |
 MK
North Macedonia
|
58/100 | 2025 |
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