Country,ISO_Code,Region,Position_2021,Position_2020,Global_Score,With Abuses,Without Abuses,Journalist_Killed,Media_Workers_Killed,Journalist_Imprisoned,Media_Workers_Imprisoned,Situation
Afghanistan,AFG,Asia Pacific,122,122,59.81,36.72,65.6,3,3,0,0,Difficult
Albania,ALB,Europe,83,84,69.41,76.02,69.41,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Algeria,DZA,Arab States,146,146,52.74,64.45,52.74,0,0,1,0,Difficult
Andorra,AND,Europe,39,37,76.68,100.0,76.68,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Angola,AGO,Africa,103,106,65.94,74.35,65.94,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Argentina,ARG,South America,69,64,71.01,89.01,71.01,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Armenia,ARM,Europe,63,61,71.17,83.91,71.17,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Australia,AUS,Asia Pacific,25,26,80.21,100.0,80.21,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Austria,AUT,Europe,17,18,83.66,89.01,83.66,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Azerbaijan,AZE,Asia Pacific,167,168,41.23,49.76,41.23,2,0,1,0,Very Serious
Bahrain,BHR,Arab States,168,169,38.9,35.09,39.89,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Bangladesh,BGD,Asia Pacific,152,151,50.29,48.94,50.29,2,0,5,0,Difficult
Belarus,BLR,Europe,158,153,49.18,38.32,51.76,0,0,38,9,Difficult
Belgium,BEL,Europe,11,12,88.31,93.07,88.31,0,0,0,0,Good
Belize,BLZ,South America,53,53,72.39,100.0,72.39,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Benin,BEN,Africa,114,113,61.82,100.0,61.82,0,0,2,0,Difficult
Bhutan,BTN,Asia Pacific,65,67,71.14,100.0,71.14,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Bolivia,BOL,South America,110,114,64.53,72.27,64.53,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Bosnia-Herzegovina,BIH,Europe,58,58,71.66,89.01,71.66,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Botswana,BWA,Africa,38,39,76.75,93.07,76.75,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Brazil,BRA,South America,111,107,63.75,76.02,63.75,0,0,1,0,Difficult
Brunei,BRN,Asia Pacific,154,152,50.09,100.0,50.09,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Bulgaria,BGR,Europe,112,111,62.71,75.15,62.71,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Burkina Faso,BFA,Africa,37,38,76.83,93.07,76.83,2,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Burundi,BDI,Africa,147,160,52.43,60.68,52.43,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Cabo Verde,CPV,Africa,27,25,79.91,100.0,79.91,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Cambodia,KHM,Asia Pacific,144,144,53.16,66.68,53.16,0,0,2,0,Difficult
Cameroon,CMR,Africa,135,134,56.22,56.43,56.22,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Canada,CAN,North America,14,16,84.75,100.0,84.75,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Central African Republic,CAF,Africa,126,132,58.08,100.0,58.08,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Chad,TCD,Africa,123,123,59.8,62.16,59.8,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Chile,CHL,South America,54,51,72.11,69.55,72.64,0,0,1,0,Problematic
China,CHN,Asia Pacific,177,177,21.28,18.23,21.9,1,1,3,0,Very Serious
Colombia,COL,South America,134,130,56.26,54.36,56.56,1,0,2,0,Difficult
Comoros,COM,Arab States,84,75,69.35,93.07,69.35,0,0,1,0,Problematic
Congo-Brazzaville,COG,Africa,118,118,61.17,76.02,61.17,0,0,1,0,Difficult
Costa Rica,CRI,South America,5,7,91.24,89.01,91.79,0,0,0,0,Good
Croatia,HRV,Europe,56,59,72.05,100.0,72.05,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Cuba,CUB,South America,171,171,36.06,100.0,36.07,0,0,2,0,Very Serious
Cyprus,CYP,Europe,26,27,80.15,83.91,80.15,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Czech Republic,CZE,Europe,40,40,76.62,100.0,76.62,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Democratic Republic of Congo,COD,Africa,149,150,51.41,56.18,51.41,2,0,2,0,Difficult
Denmark,DNK,Europe,4,3,91.43,100.0,91.43,0,0,0,0,Good
Djibouti,DJI,Arab States,176,176,21.38,89.01,21.38,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Dominican Republic,DOM,South America,50,55,74.4,93.07,74.4,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Ecuador,ECU,South America,96,98,67.17,80.54,67.17,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Egypt,EGY,Middle  East,166,166,43.83,35.87,45.33,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
El Salvador,SLV,South America,82,74,69.51,100.0,69.51,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Equatorial Guinea,GNQ,Africa,164,165,44.33,100.0,44.33,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Eritrea,ERI,Africa,180,178,18.55,26.95,17.95,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Estonia,EST,Europe,15,14,84.75,100.0,84.75,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Eswatini,SWZ,Africa,141,141,53.66,75.15,53.66,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Ethiopia,ETH,Africa,101,99,66.37,69.09,66.37,0,0,6,0,Problematic
Fiji,FJI,Asia Pacific,55,52,72.08,100.0,72.08,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Finland,FIN,Europe,2,2,93.01,100.0,93.01,0,0,0,0,Good
France,FRA,Europe,34,34,77.4,58.1,82.11,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Gabon,GAB,Africa,117,121,61.4,100.0,61.4,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Gambia,GMB,Africa,85,87,69.24,93.07,69.24,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Georgia,GEO,Europe,60,60,71.36,100.0,71.36,1,0,0,0,Problematic
Germany,DEU,Europe,13,11,84.76,56.69,91.75,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Ghana,GHA,Africa,30,30,78.67,82.08,78.67,0,0,1,0,Satisfactory
Greece,GRC,Europe,70,65,70.99,67.81,71.57,1,0,0,0,Problematic
Guatemala,GTM,South America,116,116,61.55,86.14,61.55,1,0,0,0,Difficult
Guinea,GIN,Africa,109,110,64.58,82.08,64.58,0,0,2,0,Difficult
Guinea Bissau,GNB,Africa,95,94,67.32,100.0,67.32,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Guyana,GUY,South America,51,49,74.39,100.0,74.39,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Haiti,HTI,South America,87,83,68.88,100.0,68.88,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Honduras,HND,South America,151,148,50.65,43.3,52.17,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Hong Kong,HKG,Asia Pacific,80,80,69.56,86.14,69.56,0,0,18,0,Problematic
Hungary,HUN,Europe,92,89,68.24,100.0,68.24,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Iceland,ISL,Europe,16,15,84.63,100.0,84.63,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
India,IND,Asia Pacific,142,142,53.44,39.27,56.53,4,0,3,0,Difficult
Indonesia,IDN,Asia Pacific,113,119,62.6,100.0,62.6,0,0,1,0,Difficult
Iran,IRN,Middle  East,174,173,27.3,32.61,29.89,0,0,3,0,Very Serious
Iraq,IRQ,Middle  East,163,162,44.43,35.29,46.43,0,0,2,0,Very Serious
Ireland,IRL,Europe,12,13,88.09,100.0,88.09,0,0,0,0,Good
Israel,ISR,Middle  East,86,88,69.1,55.93,72.22,0,0,4,0,Problematic
Italy,ITA,Europe,41,41,76.61,72.27,77.37,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Ivory Coast,CIV,Africa,66,68,71.13,82.08,71.13,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Jamaica,JAM,South America,7,6,90.04,100.0,90.04,0,0,0,0,Good
Japan,JPN,Asia Pacific,67,66,71.12,100.0,71.12,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Jordan,JOR,Middle  East,129,128,57.11,72.92,57.11,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Kazakhstan,KAZ,Asia Pacific,155,157,49.72,86.14,49.72,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Kenya,KEN,Africa,102,103,66.35,79.21,66.35,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Kosovo,XKX,Europe,78,70,69.68,80.54,69.68,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Kuwait,KWT,Middle  East,105,109,65.64,100.0,65.64,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Kyrgyzstan,KGZ,Asia Pacific,79,82,69.63,80.54,69.64,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Laos,LAO,Asia Pacific,172,172,29.44,42.47,29.44,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Latvia,LVA,Europe,22,22,80.74,100.0,80.74,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Lebanon,LBN,Middle  East,107,102,65.07,52.9,67.8,1,0,0,0,Problematic
Lesotho,LSO,Africa,88,86,68.39,89.01,68.46,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Liberia,LBR,Africa,98,95,66.64,72.27,66.64,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Libya,LBY,Middle  East,165,164,44.27,53.95,44.27,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Liechtenstein,LIE,Europe,23,24,80.51,100.0,80.51,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Lithuania,LTU,Europe,28,28,79.85,100.0,79.85,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Luxembourg,LUX,Europe,20,17,82.44,100.0,82.44,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Madagascar,MDG,Africa,57,54,71.76,100.0,71.76,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Malawi,MWI,Africa,62,69,71.2,82.08,71.2,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Malaysia,MYS,Asia Pacific,119,101,60.53,100.0,60.53,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Maldives,MDV,Asia Pacific,72,79,70.87,100.0,70.87,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Mali,MLI,Africa,99,108,66.5,93.07,66.5,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Malta,MLT,Europe,81,81,69.54,100.0,69.54,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Mauritania,MRT,Arab States,94,97,67.75,100.0,67.75,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Mauritius,MUS,Africa,61,56,71.26,100.0,71.26,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Mexico,MEX,South America,143,143,53.29,32.75,58.16,7,0,0,0,Difficult
Moldova,MDA,Europe,89,91,68.39,93.07,68.39,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Mongolia,MNG,Asia Pacific,68,73,71.03,100.0,71.03,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Montenegro,MNE,Europe,104,105,65.67,78.03,65.67,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Morocco,MAR,Arab States,136,133,56.06,44.79,58.14,0,0,5,0,Difficult
Mozambique,MOZ,Africa,108,104,64.61,86.14,64.61,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Myanmar,MMR,Asia Pacific,140,139,53.86,69.09,53.86,2,0,107,3,Difficult
Namibia,NAM,Africa,24,23,80.28,89.01,80.28,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Nepal,NPL,Asia Pacific,106,112,65.38,79.21,65.38,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Netherlands,NLD,Europe,6,5,90.33,86.14,91.26,1,0,0,0,Good
New Zealand,NZL,Asia Pacific,8,9,89.96,100.0,89.96,0,0,0,0,Good
Nicaragua,NIC,South al America,121,117,60.02,72.92,60.02,0,0,1,1,Difficult
Niger,NER,Africa,59,57,71.56,86.14,71.56,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Nigeria,NGA,Africa,120,115,60.31,44.99,62.62,0,0,1,0,Difficult
North Korea,PRK,Asia Pacific,179,180,18.72,48.07,18.72,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
North Macedonia,MKD,Europe,90,92,68.33,100.0,68.33,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Northern Cyprus,CYN,Europe,76,77,70.18,100.0,70.18,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Norway,NOR,Europe,1,1,93.28,100.0,93.28,0,0,0,0,Good
OECS,,,45,44,76.02,100.0,76.03,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Oman,OMN,Middle  East,133,135,56.63,100.0,56.63,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Pakistan,PAK,Asia Pacific,145,145,53.14,40.36,55.84,3,0,0,0,Difficult
Palestine,PSE,Middle  East,132,137,56.82,70.56,56.82,2,0,1,0,Difficult
Panama,PAN,South America,77,76,70.06,100.0,70.06,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Papua New Guinea,PNG,Asia Pacific,47,46,75.12,100.0,75.12,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Paraguay,PRY,South America,100,100,66.48,55.0,69.01,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Peru,PER,South America,91,90,68.29,86.14,68.29,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Philippines,PHL,Asia Pacific,138,136,54.36,41.03,57.11,2,0,0,0,Difficult
Poland,POL,Europe,64,62,71.16,66.68,71.98,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Portugal,PRT,Europe,9,10,89.89,100.0,89.89,0,0,0,0,Good
Qatar,QAT,Middle  East,128,129,57.4,100.0,57.4,0,0,1,0,Difficult
Romania,ROU,Europe,48,48,75.09,100.0,75.09,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Russia,RUS,Europe,150,149,51.29,47.02,52.0,0,0,7,1,Difficult
Rwanda,RWA,Africa,156,155,49.34,69.55,49.34,0,0,2,0,Difficult
Samoa,WSM,Asia Pacific,21,21,80.76,100.0,80.76,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Saudi Arabia,SAU,Middle  East,170,170,37.27,28.93,38.85,0,0,2,0,Very Serious
Senegal,SEN,Africa,49,47,74.78,71.67,75.38,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Serbia,SRB,Europe,93,93,67.97,68.22,67.97,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Seychelles,SYC,Africa,52,63,74.34,100.0,74.34,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Sierra Leone,SLE,Africa,75,85,70.39,82.08,70.39,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Singapore,SGP,Asia Pacific,160,158,44.8,100.0,44.8,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Slovakia,SVK,Europe,35,33,76.98,100.0,76.98,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Slovenia,SVN,Europe,36,32,76.9,93.07,76.9,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Somalia,SOM,Arab States,161,163,44.53,54.57,44.53,2,0,3,0,Very Serious
South Africa,ZAF,Africa,32,31,78.41,54.36,84.39,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
South Korea,KOR,Asia Pacific,42,42,76.57,100.0,76.57,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
South Sudan,SSD,Africa,139,138,54.22,69.55,54.22,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Spain,ESP,Europe,29,29,79.56,76.02,80.3,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Sri Lanka,LKA,Asia Pacific,127,127,57.8,70.56,54.36,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Sudan,SDN,Arab States,159,159,47.07,69.55,47.07,0,0,3,0,Difficult
Suriname,SUR,South America,19,20,83.05,100.0,83.05,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Sweden,SWE,Europe,3,4,92.76,100.0,92.76,0,0,0,0,Good
Switzerland,CHE,Europe,10,8,89.45,93.07,89.45,0,0,0,0,Good
Syria,SYR,Middle  East,173,174,29.37,17.41,31.89,1,0,10,0,Very Serious
Taiwan,TWN,Asia Pacific,43,43,76.14,100.0,76.14,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Tajikistan,TJK,Asia Pacific,162,161,44.48,52.64,44.48,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Tanzania,TZA,Africa,124,124,59.31,100.0,59.31,0,0,1,0,Difficult
Thailand,THA,Asia Pacific,137,140,54.78,47.02,55.85,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Timor-Leste,TLS,Asia Pacific,71,78,70.89,100.0,70.89,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Togo,TGO,Africa,74,71,70.41,100.0,70.41,0,0,2,0,Problematic
Tonga,TON,Asia Pacific,46,50,75.41,100.0,75.41,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Trinidad and Tobago,TTO,South America,31,36,78.45,100.0,78.45,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Tunisia,TUN,Arab States,73,72,70.47,100.0,70.47,0,0,0,0,Problematic
Turkey,TUR,Europe,153,154,50.21,33.88,53.86,1,0,2,0,Difficult
Turkmenistan,TKM,Asia Pacific,178,179,19.97,100.0,19.97,0,0,0,0,Very Serious
Uganda,UGA,Africa,125,125,58.81,60.68,58.81,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Ukraine,UKR,Europe,97,96,67.04,48.07,71.63,0,0,0,0,Problematic
United Arab Emirates,ARE,Middle  East,131,131,56.87,64.45,56.87,0,0,0,0,Difficult
United Kingdom,GBR,Europe,33,35,78.41,86.14,78.35,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
United States,USA,North America,44,45,76.07,60.3,79.97,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Uruguay,URY,South America,18,19,83.62,100.0,83.62,0,0,0,0,Satisfactory
Uzbekistan,UZB,Asia Pacific,157,156,49.26,86.14,49.26,0,0,4,0,Difficult
Venezuela,VEN,South America,148,147,52.4,45.71,53.84,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Vietnam,VNM,Asia Pacific,175,175,21.54,31.96,24.82,0,0,24,0,Very Serious
Yemen,YEM,Middle  East,169,167,37.65,46.67,37.65,4,0,5,0,Very Serious
Zambia,ZMB,Africa,115,120,61.79,100.0,61.79,0,0,0,0,Difficult
Zimbabwe,ZWE,Africa,130,126,56.88,65.34,56.88,0,0,1,0,Difficult