Freedom of the Press 2016 Table of Scores
0 is the most free and 100 is the least free.
| Press Freedom Status | Press Freedom Score (0-100 points) | Legal Environment (0-30 points) | Political Environment (0-40 points) | Economic Environment (0-30 points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (español) | No Libre | 64 | 19 | 31 | 14 |
| Ukraine Україна Translation | Частково вільна | 53 | 13 | 24 | 16 |
| Ukraine | Partly Free | 53 | 13 | 24 | 16 |
| Türkiye | Özgür Değil | 71 | 26 | 30 | 15 |
| Turkey | Not Free | 71 | 26 | 30 | 15 |
| Ghana | Partly Free | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| Israel | Partly Free | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 |
| Chile | Free | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| China | Not Free | 87 | 30 | 35 | 22 |
| Egypt | Not Free | 77 | 25 | 35 | 17 |
| Macedonia | Not Free | 62 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
| Tanzania | Partly Free | 55 | 18 | 22 | 15 |
| Hong Kong * | Partly Free | 39 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| Nicaragua | Partly Free | 54 | 14 | 23 | 17 |
| Burundi | Not Free | 80 | 25 | 33 | 22 |
| Bangladesh | Not Free | 61 | 18 | 27 | 16 |
| Togo | Partly Free | 60 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
| France | Free | 28 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
| North Korea | Not Free | 97 | 30 | 38 | 29 |
| Mexico | Not Free | 64 | 19 | 31 | 14 |
| Australia | Free | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Nauru | Partly Free | 41 | 9 | 18 | 14 |
| Zambia | Not Free | 61 | 19 | 23 | 19 |
| Malawi | Partly Free | 45 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Lesotho | Partly Free | 49 | 13 | 20 | 16 |
| Zimbabwe | Not Free | 74 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Yemen | Not Free | 83 | 26 | 34 | 23 |
| West Bank and Gaza Strip * | Not Free | 83 | 27 | 34 | 22 |
| Vietnam | Not Free | 85 | 30 | 33 | 22 |
| Venezuela | Not Free | 80 | 26 | 30 | 24 |
| Vanuatu | Free | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| Uzbekistan | Not Free | 95 | 30 | 37 | 28 |
| Uruguay | Free | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| United States | Free | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | Free | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates | Not Free | 78 | 25 | 30 | 23 |
| Uganda | Partly Free | 57 | 18 | 24 | 15 |
| Tuvalu | Free | 27 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| Turkmenistan | Not Free | 96 | 30 | 37 | 29 |
| Tunisia | Partly Free | 52 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Free | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Tonga | Free | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Gambia, The | Not Free | 87 | 29 | 36 | 22 |
| Thailand | Not Free | 77 | 27 | 33 | 17 |
| Tajikistan | Not Free | 83 | 26 | 32 | 25 |
| Taiwan | Free | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Syria | Not Free | 90 | 29 | 38 | 23 |
| Switzerland | Free | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Sweden | Free | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Swaziland | Not Free | 82 | 25 | 30 | 27 |
| Suriname | Free | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| Sudan | Not Free | 85 | 25 | 36 | 24 |
| St. Vincent and Grenadines | Free | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| St. Lucia | Free | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Free | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | Not Free | 64 | 19 | 26 | 19 |
| Spain | Free | 28 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| South Sudan | Not Free | 66 | 18 | 31 | 17 |
| South Korea | Partly Free | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| South Africa | Partly Free | 36 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| Somaliland * | Partly Free | 54 | 14 | 21 | 19 |
| Somalia | Not Free | 79 | 25 | 34 | 20 |
| Solomon Islands | Free | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| Slovenia | Free | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Slovakia | Free | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Singapore | Not Free | 67 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Sierra Leone | Partly Free | 53 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
| Seychelles | Partly Free | 49 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Serbia | Partly Free | 45 | 12 | 21 | 12 |
| Senegal | Partly Free | 49 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Saudi Arabia | Not Free | 86 | 29 | 32 | 25 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Free | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| San Marino | Free | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Samoa | Free | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| Rwanda | Not Free | 79 | 23 | 34 | 22 |
| Russia | Not Free | 83 | 25 | 34 | 24 |
| Romania | Partly Free | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 |
| Qatar | Not Free | 69 | 21 | 26 | 22 |
| Portugal | Free | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Poland | Free | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Philippines | Partly Free | 44 | 14 | 20 | 10 |
| Peru | Partly Free | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 |
| Paraguay | Partly Free | 58 | 15 | 25 | 18 |
| Papua New Guinea | Free | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| Panama | Partly Free | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 |
| Palau | Free | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Pakistan | Not Free | 64 | 19 | 29 | 16 |
| Oman | Not Free | 71 | 25 | 27 | 19 |
| Norway | Free | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Nigeria | Partly Free | 51 | 14 | 22 | 15 |
| Niger | Partly Free | 53 | 16 | 20 | 17 |
| New Zealand | Free | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Netherlands | Free | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Nepal | Partly Free | 54 | 16 | 23 | 15 |
| Namibia | Partly Free | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| Mozambique | Partly Free | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 |
| Morocco | Not Free | 66 | 23 | 25 | 18 |
| Montenegro | Partly Free | 41 | 11 | 18 | 12 |
| Mongolia | Partly Free | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Monaco | Free | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Moldova | Partly Free | 56 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
| Micronesia | Free | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| Mauritius | Free | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Mauritania | Partly Free | 51 | 16 | 20 | 15 |
| Marshall Islands | Free | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Malta | Free | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Mali | Partly Free | 37 | 8 | 19 | 10 |
| Maldives | Partly Free | 58 | 18 | 24 | 16 |
| Malaysia | Not Free | 67 | 26 | 24 | 17 |
| Madagascar | Partly Free | 58 | 19 | 23 | 16 |
| Luxembourg | Free | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Lithuania | Free | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Liechtenstein | Free | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Libya | Not Free | 75 | 22 | 34 | 19 |
| Liberia | Partly Free | 58 | 16 | 21 | 21 |
| Lebanon | Partly Free | 56 | 20 | 22 | 14 |
| Latvia | Free | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Laos | Not Free | 84 | 26 | 33 | 25 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Not Free | 67 | 20 | 27 | 20 |
| Kuwait | Partly Free | 59 | 20 | 23 | 16 |
| Kosovo | Partly Free | 49 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
| Kiribati | Free | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Kenya | Partly Free | 58 | 17 | 24 | 17 |
| Kazakhstan | Not Free | 84 | 28 | 33 | 33 |
| Jordan | Not Free | 66 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
| Japan | Free | 26 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| Jamaica | Free | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Italy | Partly Free | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Ireland | Free | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Iraq | Not Free | 71 | 23 | 32 | 16 |
| Iran | Not Free | 90 | 30 | 36 | 24 |
| Indonesia | Partly Free | 49 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| India | Partly Free | 41 | 11 | 21 | 9 |
| Iceland | Free | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Hungary | Partly Free | 40 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| Honduras | Not Free | 67 | 18 | 34 | 15 |
| Haiti | Partly Free | 52 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| Guyana | Partly Free | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Partly Free | 60 | 18 | 24 | 18 |
| Guinea | Not Free | 65 | 19 | 29 | 17 |
| Guatemala | Partly Free | 58 | 18 | 23 | 17 |
| Grenada | Free | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Greece | Partly Free | 48 | 15 | 20 | 13 |
| Germany | Free | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Georgia | Partly Free | 49 | 13 | 20 | 16 |
| Gabon | Not Free | 68 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Finland | Free | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Fiji | Partly Free | 48 | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| Ethiopia | Not Free | 83 | 28 | 36 | 19 |
| Estonia | Free | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Eritrea | Not Free | 94 | 30 | 40 | 24 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Not Free | 91 | 27 | 36 | 28 |
| El Salvador | Partly Free | 39 | 9 | 17 | 13 |
| Ecuador | Not Free | 66 | 23 | 27 | 16 |
| Timor-Leste | Partly Free | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Dominican Republic | Partly Free | 42 | 8 | 21 | 13 |
| Dominica | Free | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Djibouti | Not Free | 75 | 24 | 28 | 23 |
| Denmark | Free | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | Free | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Cyprus | Free | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| Cuba | Not Free | 91 | 28 | 35 | 28 |
| Croatia | Partly Free | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 |
| Crimea * | Not Free | 94 | 30 | 38 | 26 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Partly Free | 51 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
| Costa Rica | Free | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) | Not Free | 78 | 24 | 30 | 24 |
| Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) | Partly Free | 59 | 17 | 25 | 17 |
| Comoros | Partly Free | 49 | 14 | 20 | 15 |
| Colombia | Partly Free | 56 | 13 | 26 | 17 |
| Chad | Not Free | 74 | 22 | 30 | 22 |
| Central African Republic | Not Free | 71 | 21 | 28 | 22 |
| Cape Verde | Free | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Canada | Free | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Cameroon | Not Free | 65 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Cambodia | Not Free | 69 | 23 | 27 | 19 |
| Myanmar | Not Free | 73 | 23 | 28 | 22 |
| Burkina Faso | Partly Free | 41 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
| Bulgaria | Partly Free | 40 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Brunei | Not Free | 76 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
| Brazil | Partly Free | 46 | 13 | 22 | 11 |
| Botswana | Partly Free | 45 | 12 | 19 | 14 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Partly Free | 50 | 10 | 23 | 17 |
| Bolivia | Partly Free | 49 | 15 | 21 | 13 |
| Bhutan | Partly Free | 58 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| Benin | Partly Free | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Belize | Free | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Belgium | Free | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Belarus | Not Free | 91 | 29 | 34 | 28 |
| Barbados | Free | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Bahrain | Not Free | 87 | 28 | 37 | 22 |
| Azerbaijan | Not Free | 89 | 29 | 38 | 22 |
| Austria | Free | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Armenia | Not Free | 63 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
| Argentina | Partly Free | 50 | 14 | 20 | 16 |
| Angola | Not Free | 71 | 20 | 30 | 21 |
| Andorra | Free | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Algeria | Not Free | 62 | 22 | 23 | 17 |
| Albania | Partly Free | 51 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
| Afghanistan | Not Free | 62 | 18 | 26 | 18 |
| Bahamas | Free | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Partly Free | 35 | 8 | 16 | 11 |