Freedom of the Press (report)

Freedom of the Press was an annual report on media independence around the world, published between 1980 and 2017 by US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House.[2] It presented measurements of the level of freedom and editorial independence enjoyed by the press in nations and significant disputed territories around the world.

Changes in Freedom of the Press Classifications 1989–2015[3]
Percentage of countries in each classification by year
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    Not Free
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    Partly Free
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    Free
For other uses of "Freedom of the Press", see Freedom of the press (disambiguation).
Freedom of the Press status 2017.[1]

Methodology

The ratings process involves several dozen analysts (Freedom House staff and consultants) who develop draft ratings using information gathered from professional contacts in a variety of countries, staff and consultant travel, international visitors, the findings of human rights and press freedom organizations, specialists in geographic and geopolitical areas, the reports of governments and multilateral bodies, members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) network, and a variety of domestic and international news media. Countries are given a total score from 0 (most free) to 100 (least free) on the basis of a set of 23 methodology questions and 109 indicators divided into three broad categories covering the legal, political, and economic environment. Based on the scores, the countries are then classified as "Free" (0 to 30), "Partly Free" (31 to 60), or "Not Free" (61 to 100). The draft ratings are reviewed on an individual and a comparative basis, compared with the previous year's findings, any major proposed numerical shifts or category changes are subject to more intense scrutiny, and assessments are made to ensure comparability and consistency in the findings from country to country, region to region, and year to year. While there is an element of subjectivity inherent in the rating process, it emphasizes intellectual rigor, recognizes cultural differences, diverse national interests, and varying levels of economic development, and attempts to produce balanced and unbiased ratings.[4]

2017 report

The Freedom of the Press 2017 report covers events that took place between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016.[5] It is put on a scale from 0 (most free) to 99 (least free).

Freedom of the Press 2017
CountryRankScoreStatus
 Norway18Free
 Netherlands211Free
 Sweden211Free
 Belgium412Free
 Denmark412Free
 Finland412Free
  Switzerland713Free
 Luxembourg814Free
 Andorra915Free
 Iceland915Free
 Liechtenstein915Free
 Palau915Free
 Costa Rica1316Free
 Estonia1316Free
 Monaco1316Free
 Marshall Islands1617Free
 Portugal1617Free
 Saint Lucia1617Free
 San Marino1617Free
 Canada2018Free
 Ireland2018Free
 Barbados2219Free
 Jamaica2219Free
 New Zealand2219Free
 Germany2520Free
 Czech Republic2621Free
 Lithuania2621Free
 Micronesia2621Free
 Saint Kitts and Nevis2621Free
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2621Free
 Australia3122Free
 Austria3122Free
 Bahamas3323Free
 Cyprus3323Free
 Malta3323Free
 Slovenia3323Free
 United States3323Free
 Uruguay3824Free
 Dominica3925Free
 Taiwan3925Free
 Trinidad and Tobago3925Free
 United Kingdom3925Free
 Vanuatu3925Free
 France4426Free
 Grenada4426Free
 Latvia4426Free
 Slovakia4426Free
 Belize4827Free
 Cape Verde4827Free
 Japan4827Free
 Solomon Islands4827Free
 Tuvalu4827Free
 São Tomé and Príncipe5328Free
 Spain5328Free
 Suriname5328Free
 Chile5629Free
 Mauritius5629Free
 Papua New Guinea5629Free
 Samoa5629Free
 Kiribati6030Free
 Tonga6030Free
 Italy6231Partly Free
 Namibia6332Partly Free
 Ghana6433Partly Free
 Israel6433Partly Free
 Antigua and Barbuda6634Partly Free
 Poland6634Partly Free
 South Korea6634Partly Free
 Timor-Leste6935Partly Free
 Benin7037Partly Free
 Mali7037Partly Free
 Mongolia7037Partly Free
 Guyana7338Partly Free
 Romania7338Partly Free
 South Africa7338Partly Free
 Burkina Faso7641Partly Free
 Croatia7641Partly Free
 El Salvador7641Partly Free
 Panama7641Partly Free
 Bulgaria8042Partly Free
 Dominican Republic8042Partly Free
 Hong Kong8042Partly Free
 India8343Partly Free
 Fiji8444Partly Free
 Greece8444Partly Free
 Hungary8444Partly Free
 Montenegro8444Partly Free
 Philippines8444Partly Free
 Botswana8945Partly Free
 Malawi8945Partly Free
 Peru8945Partly Free
 Argentina9246Partly Free
 Nauru9246Partly Free
 Brazil9447Partly Free
 Senegal9447Partly Free
 Kosovo9648Partly Free
 Mozambique9648Partly Free
 Comoros9849Partly Free
 Indonesia9849Partly Free
 Serbia9849Partly Free
 Seychelles9849Partly Free
 Georgia10250Partly Free
 Albania10351Partly Free
 Bosnia and Herzegovina10351Partly Free
 Côte d'Ivoire10351Partly Free
 Lesotho10351Partly Free
 Nigeria10351Partly Free
 Haiti10852Partly Free
   Nepal10852Partly Free
 Niger10852Partly Free
 Bolivia11153Partly Free
 Mauritania11153Partly Free
 Somaliland11153Partly Free
 Ukraine11153Partly Free
 Sierra Leone11554Partly Free
 Tunisia11554Partly Free
 Nicaragua11755Partly Free
 Lebanon11856Partly Free
 Moldova11856Partly Free
 Colombia12057Partly Free
 Togo12057Partly Free
 Bhutan12258Partly Free
 Guatemala12258Partly Free
 Kenya12258Partly Free
 Madagascar12258Partly Free
 Tanzania12258Partly Free
 Uganda12258Partly Free
 Guinea-Bissau12859Partly Free
 Paraguay12859Partly Free
 Afghanistan13060Partly Free
 Congo (Brazzaville)13060Partly Free
 Kuwait13060Partly Free
 Liberia13060Partly Free
 Sri Lanka13461Not Free
 Bangladesh13562Not Free
 Maldives13562Not Free
 Armenia13763Not Free
 Zambia13763Not Free
 Macedonia13964Not Free
 Mexico13964Not Free
 Algeria14165Not Free
 Pakistan14165Not Free
 Cameroon14366Not Free
 Ecuador14366Not Free
 Guinea14366Not Free
 Honduras14366Not Free
 Morocco14366Not Free
 Kyrgyzstan14867Not Free
 Singapore14867Not Free
 Jordan15068Not Free
 Malaysia15169Not Free
 Cambodia15270Not Free
 Qatar15270Not Free
 South Sudan15270Not Free
 Central African Republic15571Not Free
 Gabon15571Not Free
 Iraq15571Not Free
 Oman15571Not Free
 Angola15973Not Free
 Myanmar15973Not Free
 Chad16174Not Free
 Zimbabwe16174Not Free
 Brunei16376Not Free
 Turkey16376Not Free
 Djibouti16577Not Free
 Egypt16577Not Free
 Libya16577Not Free
 Thailand16577Not Free
 United Arab Emirates16978Not Free
 Rwanda17079Not Free
 Somalia17079Not Free
 Venezuela17281Not Free
 Congo (Kinshasa)17382Not Free
 Belarus17483Not Free
 Russia17483Not Free
 Swaziland17483Not Free
 Vietnam17784Not Free
 Palestine17784Not Free
 Burundi17985Not Free
 Kazakhstan17985Not Free
 Laos17985Not Free
 Yemen17985Not Free
 Ethiopia18386Not Free
 Saudi Arabia18386Not Free
 Sudan18386Not Free
 Bahrain18687Not Free
 China18687Not Free
 Tajikistan18687Not Free
 The Gambia18687Not Free
 Azerbaijan19090Not Free
 Iran19090Not Free
 Syria19090Not Free
 Cuba19391Not Free
 Equatorial Guinea19391Not Free
 Crimea19594Not Free
 Eritrea19594Not Free
 Uzbekistan19795Not Free
 North Korea19898Not Free
 Turkmenistan19898Not Free
  Key:
  Not Free (scores 61–99)
  Partly Free (scores 31–60
  Free (scores 0–30)

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Western Europe

See also

References
  1. "World Map of the Freedom of the Press Status". Our World in Data. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Publication Archives". Freedom House. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. "Freedom of the Press 2015". Freedom of the Press Category Breakdown Data: Global Category Breakdown 1989-2015. Freedom House. Retrieved 11 June 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  4. "Methodology", Freedom of the Press 2012, Freedom House, 21 June 2012, retrieved 2 August 2012
  5. "Freedom of the Press 2017". Freedom House. Excel data
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