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You are here: Analysis > Freedom of the Press > Tables and Charts > Table of Global Press Freedom Rankings 2004 |
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Table of Global Press Freedom Rankings 2004 |
2004 Edition |
| Rank | Country | Rating | Status |
| 1 | Denmark | 8 | Free |
| 1 | Iceland | 8 | Free |
| 1 | Sweden | 8 | Free |
| 4 |
Belgium |
9 | Free |
| 4 | Finland | 9 | Free |
| 4 | Norway | 9 | Free |
| 4 | Switzerland | 9 | Free |
| 8 | New Zealand | 10 | Free |
| 9 | Palau | 11 | Free |
| 9 | St. Lucia | 11 | Free |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 12 | Free |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 12 | Free |
| 11 | Marshall Islands | 12 | Free |
| 11 | The Netherlands | 12 | Free |
| 15 | Andorra | 13 | Free |
| 15 | Monaco | 13 | Free |
| 15 | United States | 13 | Free |
| 18 | Australia | 14 | Free |
| 18 | Bahamas | 14 | Free |
| 18 | Portugal | 14 | Free |
| 18 | San Marino | 14 | Free |
| 18 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 14 | Free |
| 23 | Canada | 15 | Free |
| 23 | Malta | 15 | Free |
| 25 | Germany | 16 | Free |
| 25 | Grenada | 16 | Free |
| 25 | Ireland | 16 | Free |
| 28 | Barbados | 17 | Free |
| 28 | Dominica | 17 | Free |
| 28 | Estonia | 17 | Free |
| 28 | Jamaica | 17 | Free |
| 28 | Latvia | 17 | Free |
| 33 | Cyprus | 18 | Free |
| 33 | Japan | 18 | Free |
| 33 | Lithuania | 18 | Free |
| 33 | Suriname | 18 | Free |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 19 | Free |
| 37 | France | 19 | Free |
| 37 | Micronesia | 19 | Free |
| 37 | Poland | 19 | Free |
| 37 | Slovenia | 19 | Free |
| 37 | Spain | 19 | Free |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 19 | Free |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 19 | Free |
| 45 | Guyana | 20 | Free |
| 45 | Hungary | 20 | Free |
| 47 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 21 | Free |
| 47 | Slovakia | 21 | Free |
| 49 | Belize | 22 | Free |
| 50 | Austria | 23 | Free |
| 50 | Chile | 23 | Free |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 23 | Free |
| 50 | Taiwan | 23 | Free |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 23 | Free |
| 55 | Samoa | 24 | Free |
| 55 | South Africa | 24 | Free |
| 57 | Nauru | 25 | Free |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 25 | Free |
| 57 | Trinidad & Tobago | 25 | Free |
| 60 | Mauritius | 26 | Free |
| 60 | Uruguay | 26 | Free |
| 62 | Kiribati | 27 | Free |
| 62 | Mali | 27 | Free |
| 64 | Ghana | 28 | Free |
| 64 | Greece | 28 | Free |
| 64 | Israel | 28 | Free |
| 64 | Sao Tome & Principe | 28 | Free |
| 68 | East Timor | 29 | Free |
| 68 | Fiji | 29 | Free |
| 68 | South Korea | 29 | Free |
| 71 | Benin | 30 | Free |
| 71 | Botswana | 30 | Free |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 30 | Free |
| 74 | Italy | 33 | Partly Free |
| 75 | Namibia | 34 | Partly Free |
| 75 | Peru | 34 | Partly Free |
| 75 | Philippines | 34 | Partly Free |
| 78 | Argentina | 35 | Partly Free |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 35 | Partly Free |
| 80 | Brazil | 36 | Partly Free |
| 80 | Cape Verde | 36 | Partly Free |
| 80 | Mexico | 36 | Partly Free |
| 80 | Mongolia | 36 | Partly Free |
| 84 | Bolivia | 37 | Partly Free |
| 84 | Croatia | 37 | Partly Free |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 37 | Partly Free |
| 84 | Senegal | 37 | Partly Free |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 39 | Partly Free |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 39 | Partly Free |
| 88 | Thailand | 39 | Partly Free |
| 91 | Lesotho | 40 | Partly Free |
| 91 | Serbia & Montenegro | 40 | Partly Free |
| 93 | India | 41 | Partly Free |
| 93 | Madagascar | 41 | Partly Free |
| 95 | Ecuador | 42 | Partly Free |
| 95 | El Salvador | 42 | Partly Free |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43 | Partly Free |
| 98 | Tonga | 44 | Partly Free |
| 98 | Uganda | 44 | Partly Free |
| 100 | Comoros | 45 | Partly Free |
| 100 | Mozambique | 45 | Partly Free |
| 100 | Panama | 45 | Partly Free |
| 103 | Romania | 47 | Partly Free |
| 104 | Bosnia-Herzgovina | 48 | Partly Free |
| 105 | Albania | 49 | Partly Free |
| 106 | Tanzania | 50 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Honduras | 52 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Malawi | 52 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Seychelles | 52 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Turkey | 52 | Partly Free |
| 111 | Macedonia | 53 | Partly Free |
| 111 | Nigeria | 53 | Partly Free |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 53 | Partly Free |
| 114 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 54 | Partly Free |
| 114 | Georgia | 54 | Partly Free |
| 114 | Paraguay | 54 | Partly Free |
| 117 | Indonesia | 55 | Partly Free |
| 118 | Niger | 56 | Partly Free |
| 119 | Kuwait | 57 | Partly Free |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 58 | Partly Free |
| 121 | Pakistan | 59 | Partly Free |
| 122 | Kenya | 60 | Partly Free |
| 123 | Morocco | 61 | Not Free |
| 123 | Qatar | 61 | Not Free |
| 125 | Gabon | 62 | Not Free |
| 125 | Guatemala | 62 | Not Free |
| 127 | Algeria | 63 | Not Free |
| 127 | Cambodia | 63 | Not Free |
| 127 | Colombia | 63 | Not Free |
| 127 | The Gambia | 63 | Not Free |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 63 | Not Free |
| 127 | Jordan | 63 | Not Free |
| 127 | Moldova | 63 | Not Free |
| 127 | Zambia | 63 | Not Free |
| 135 | Armenia | 64 | Not Free |
| 135 | Central African Republic | 64 | Not Free |
| 135 | Maldives | 64 | Not Free |
| 135 | Mauritania | 64 | Not Free |
| 135 | Singapore | 64 | Not Free |
| 140 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
65 | Not Free |
| 140 | Nepal | 65 | Not Free |
| 142 | Angola | 66 | Not Free |
| 142 | Djibouti | 66 | Not Free |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 66 | Not Free |
| 142 | Iraq | 66 | Not Free |
| 142 | Lebanon | 66 | Not Free |
| 147 | Cameroon | 67 | Not Free |
| 147 | Russia | 67 | Not Free |
| 147 | Yemen | 67 | Not Free |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 68 | Not Free |
| 150 | Bhutan | 68 | Not Free |
| 150 | Ukraine | 68 | Not Free |
| 150 | Venezuela | 68 | Not Free |
| 154 | Malaysia | 69 | Not Free |
| 155 | Bahrain | 70 | Not Free |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 71 | Not Free |
| 156 | Guinea | 71 | Not Free |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 71 | Not Free |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 72 | Not Free |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 73 | Not Free |
| 161 | Brunei | 74 | Not Free |
| 161 | Chad | 74 | Not Free |
| 161 | Kazakhstan | 74 | Not Free |
| 161 | Oman | 74 | Not Free |
| 165 | Burundi | 75 | Not Free |
| 165 | Liberia | 75 | Not Free |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 75 | Not Free |
| 168 | Egypt | 76 | Not Free |
| 169 | Swaziland | 77 | Not Free |
| 170 | Togo | 78 | Not Free |
| 171 | Haiti | 79 | Not Free |
| 171 | Iran | 79 | Not Free |
| 173 | China | 80 | Not Free |
| 173 | Congo (Kinshasa) | 80 | Not Free |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 80 | Not Free |
| 173 | Somalia | 80 | Not Free |
| 173 | Syria | 80 | Not Free |
| 173 | Tunisia | 80 | Not Free |
| 179 | Laos | 82 | Not Free |
| 179 | Rwanda | 82 | Not Free |
| 179 | Vietnam | 82 | Not Free |
| 182 | Belarus | 84 | Not Free |
| 182 | Uzbekistan | 84 | Not Free |
| 184 | Sudan | 85 | Not Free |
| 185 | Israeli-Occupied Territories/ Palestinian Authority | 86 | Not Free |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 89 | Not Free |
| 186 | Eritrea | 89 | Not Free |
| 186 | Zimbabwe | 89 | Not Free |
| 189 | Libya | 94 | Not Free |
| 190 | Burma | 95 | Not Free |
| 190 | Turkmenistan | 95 | Not Free |
| 192 | Cuba | 96 | Not Free |
| 193 | North Korea | 98 | Not Free |
| Status | Number of Countries | Percent of Total |
|
Free |
73 |
38% |
|
Partly Free |
49 |
25% |
|
Not Free |
71 |
37% |
|
Total |
193 |
100% |
Explanatory notes:
- The Ratings in this table reflect events from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
- Each country is rated on a numerical scale from 0 to 100, with 0 representing the best score and 100 representing the worst.
- Every country is also assigned a category rating of having Free, Partly Free, or Not Free media. A score of 0-30 places a country in the Free group, 31-60 in the Partly Free, and 61-100 in the Not Free group.
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