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Freedom on the Net 2016 Scores

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Freedom on the Net 2016 Scores

Country Total Score and Status Obstacles to Access Sort descending Limits on Content Violations of User Rights
Syria 13 Not Free 1 9 3
Ethiopia 17 Not Free 2 7 8
Cuba 21 Not Free 4 9 8
Libya 42 Partly Free 5 22 15
Uzbekistan 21 Not Free 5 7 9
Iran 13 Not Free 6 4 3
Venezuela 40 Partly Free 7 18 15
The Gambia 33 Not Free 7 13 13
China 12 Not Free 7 5 0
Pakistan 31 Not Free 7 15 9
Myanmar 39 Not Free 8 18 13
Malawi 59 Partly Free 9 25 25
Sudan 36 Not Free 9 17 10
Zimbabwe 44 Partly Free 10 19 15
Cambodia 48 Partly Free 10 20 18
Egypt 37 Not Free 10 20 7
Sri Lanka 56 Partly Free 11 23 22
Saudi Arabia 28 Not Free 11 11 6
United Arab Emirates 32 Not Free 11 13 8
Vietnam 24 Not Free 11 7 6
Kazakhstan 37 Not Free 11 12 14
Angola 60 Partly Free 11 28 21
Bangladesh 44 Partly Free 11 21 12
Azerbaijan 43 Partly Free 11 16 16
Lebanon 55 Partly Free 12 23 20
Jordan 49 Partly Free 12 19 18
Uganda 58 Partly Free 12 24 22
Turkey 39 Not Free 12 14 13
Belarus 38 Not Free 12 14 12
India 59 Partly Free 13 26 20
Morocco 56 Partly Free 13 26 17
Indonesia 56 Partly Free 14 21 21
Zambia 62 Partly Free 14 25 23
Nigeria 66 Partly Free 15 28 23
Bahrain 29 Not Free 15 8 6
Tunisia 62 Partly Free 15 27 20
Thailand 34 Not Free 15 12 7
Russia 35 Not Free 15 12 8
Rwanda 49 Partly Free 15 14 20
Kyrgyzstan 65 Partly Free 15 28 22
Philippines 74 Free 16 30 28
Malaysia 55 Partly Free 16 19 20
Georgia 75 Free 17 29 29
Ecuador 59 Partly Free 17 23 19
Mexico 62 Partly Free 17 25 20
Colombia 68 Partly Free 17 27 24
Ukraine 62 Partly Free 17 24 21
South Africa 75 Free 17 29 29
Kenya 71 Free 17 28 26
Brazil 68 Partly Free 17 28 23
Argentina 73 Free 19 26 28
Singapore 59 Partly Free 19 21 19
Armenia 70 Free 19 25 26
Hungary 73 Free 20 25 28
Japan 78 Free 21 28 29
Italy 75 Free 21 29 25
France 75 Free 22 29 24
Canada 84 Free 22 31 31
South Korea 64 Partly Free 22 20 22
Germany 81 Free 22 30 29
United States 82 Free 22 33 27
United Kingdom 77 Free 23 30 24
Australia 79 Free 23 29 27
Iceland 94 Free 24 34 36
Estonia 94 Free 25 32 37

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