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

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