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Countries ranked by Press Freedom: Political

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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

Countries ranked by Press Freedom: Political
Rank Country Value Percentile Year
#51 MR Mauritania 58/100 72th 2025
#52 CI Ivory Coast 57/100 71th 2025
#53 RO Romania 57/100 70th 2025
#54 WS Samoa 57/100 70th 2025
#55 SL Sierra Leone 56/100 69th 2025
#56 LR Liberia 56/100 69th 2025
#57 AD Andorra 56/100 68th 2025
#58 JP Japan 55/100 68th 2025
#59 SK Slovakia 55/100 67th 2025
#60 HR Croatia 54/100 66th 2025
#61 PA Panama 54/100 66th 2025
#62 SN Senegal 53/100 65th 2025
#63 BZ Belize 53/100 65th 2025
#64 CY Cyprus 52/100 64th 2025
#65 IL Israel 52/100 64th 2025
#66 TH Thailand 52/100 63th 2025
#67 NP Nepal 52/100 63th 2025
#68 CG Congo 52/100 62th 2025
#69 MU Mauritius 51/100 61th 2025
#70 BW Botswana 51/100 61th 2025
#71 CF Central African Republic 51/100 60th 2025
#72 BG Bulgaria 51/100 60th 2025
#73 PG Papua New Guinea 50/100 59th 2025
#74 KM Comoros 50/100 59th 2025
#75 CR Costa Rica 50/100 58th 2025
#76 QA Qatar 50/100 57th 2025
#77 NE Niger 50/100 57th 2025
#78 KR South Korea 49/100 56th 2025
#79 TD Chad 49/100 56th 2025
#80 UY Uruguay 49/100 55th 2025
#81 HT Haiti 49/100 55th 2025
#82 CO Colombia 49/100 54th 2025
#83 MX Mexico 48/100 53th 2025
#84 MW Malawi 47/100 53th 2025
#85 LB Lebanon 47/100 52th 2025
#86 TZ Tanzania 47/100 52th 2025
#87 BN Brunei 46/100 51th 2025
#88 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 46/100 51th 2025
#89 ZM Zambia 45/100 50th 2025
#90 SZ Eswatini 45/100 49th 2025
#91 MY Malaysia 45/100 49th 2025
#92 GR Greece 44/100 48th 2025
#93 MT Malta 44/100 48th 2025
#94 MA Morocco 44/100 47th 2025
#95 PY Paraguay 43/100 47th 2025
#96 ML Mali 43/100 46th 2025
#97 NG Nigeria 42/100 45th 2025
#98 BI Burundi 42/100 45th 2025
#99 BF Burkina Faso 42/100 44th 2025
#100 GN Guinea 41/100 44th 2025
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