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| Key | |
| Freedom House (FH)Freedom of the Press report:[1] 10 is most free, 99 is least free | |
| 10 to 30 | Free |
| 31 to 60 | Partly free |
| 61 to 99 | Not free |
| — | Not rated |
| Reporters Without Borders (RWB)Press freedom index:[2] 6 is most free, 85 is least free | |
| 6.00 to 12.99 | Good situation |
| 13.00 to 24.99 | Satisfactory situation |
| 25.00 to 36.49 | Noticeable problems |
| 36.50 to 55.29 | Difficult situation |
| 55.30 to 85 | Very serious situation |
| — | Not rated |
| OpenNet Initiative (ONI) classifications:[3][4] | |
| ne | No evidence of filtering |
| sus | Filtering suspected, but unconfirmed |
| sel | Selective filtering observed |
| sub | Substantial filtering observed |
| per | Pervasive filtering observed |
| nd | No data (doesnot indicate no censorship or no filtering) |
| — | Not classified |
| More information links: | |
| c | Link to Censorship in country article |
| i | Link to Internet censorship in country article |
| p | Link to Freedom of the press or Freedom of speech in country article |
| h | Link to Human rights in country article |
Country | Region | FH Free press report [1] | RWB Press freedom index [2] | ONI political filtering [3] | ONI social filtering [3][4] | ONI security filtering [3] | ONI tools filtering [3] | More info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 74 | 37.36 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Europe | 51 | 30.88 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 62 | 36.54 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | ||
| Europe | 13 | 6.82 | — | — | — | — | h | ||
| Africa | 67 | 37.8 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | SeeOECS | ||
| SAmerica | 50 | 25.67 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Eurasia | 65 | 28.04 | sub | sel | sel | sel | i h | ||
| Oceania | 21 | 15.24 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | ||
| Europe | 21 | 9.4 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Eurasia | 80 | 47.73 | sel | sel | ne | ne | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Asia | 84 | 62.75 | per | per | sel | sub | i h | ||
| Asia | 52 | 42.01 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | ||
| NAmerica | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Europe | 93 | 48.35 | sel | sel | sel | sel | c i h | ||
| Europe | 11 | 12.94 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 34 | 28.33 | — | — | — | — | h | ||
| Asia | 58 | 28.42 | — | — | — | — | c i h | ||
| SAmerica | 47 | 32.8 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Europe | 48 | 26.86 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 40 | 22.91 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| SAmerica | 44 | 32.75 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 75 | 35.45 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Europe | 36 | 28.58 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 42 | 23.7 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 72 | 38.02 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 63 | 41.81 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 68 | 34.78 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 19 | 12.69 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | ||
| Africa | 27 | 14.33 | — | — | — | — | h | ||
| Africa | 62 | 26.61 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 75 | 34.87 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| SAmerica | 31 | 26.24 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 85 | 73.07 | per | sub | per | sub | c i p h | ||
| SAmerica | 55 | 37.48 | ne | sel | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Africa | 48 | 24.52 | — | — | — | — | h | ||
| Africa | 83 | 41.66 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 55 | 28.2 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 19 | 12.08 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 70 | 29.77 | — | — | — | — | i | also known as the Ivory Coast | |
| Europe | 40 | 26.61 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 91 | 71.64 | nd | nd | nd | nd | c i p h | ||
| Europe | 22 | 13.83 | — | — | — | — | i h | see alsoNorthern Cyprus | |
| Europe | 19 | 10.17 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Europe | 12 | 7.08 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p | ||
| Africa | 74 | 67.4 | — | — | — | — | |||
| NAmerica | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | SeeOECS | ||
| NAmerica | 41 | 28.34 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Asia | 35 | 28.72 | — | — | — | — | i | also known as Timor-Leste | |
| SAmerica | 58 | 34.69 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 57 | 48.66 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 40 | 22.86 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 91 | 67.2 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 94 | 84.83 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Europe | 18 | 9.26 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 81 | 39.57 | per | ne | sel | sel | i h | ||
| Oceania | 58 | 32.69 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Europe | 10 | 6.38 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | ||
| Europe | 24 | 21.6 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | ||
| Africa | 70 | 28.69 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 81 | 45.09 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Eurasia | 52 | 30.09 | sel | ne | sel | ne | i h | ||
| Europe | 17 | 10.24 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | SeeInternet censorship in Germany | |
| Africa | 28 | 17.27 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Europe | 30 | 28.46 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| NAmerica | — | — | — | — | — | — | i | SeeInternet censorship in Denmark | |
| NAmerica | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | SeeOECS | ||
| NAmerica | 60 | 29.39 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i | ||
| Africa | 62 | 28.49 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 57 | 28.94 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| SAmerica | 33 | 27.08 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| NAmerica | 50 | 24.09 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 62 | 36.92 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 33 | 26.16 | — | — | — | — | c i h | part of China, but largely self-governing, with its own censorship policies. | |
| Europe | 36 | 26.09 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i | ||
| Europe | 14 | 8.49 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 37 | 41.22 | sel | sel | sel | sel | c i p h | ||
| Asia | 49 | 41.05 | sel | sub | ne | sel | c i p h | ||
| Asia | 92 | 73.4 | per | per | sub | per | c i p h | ||
| Asia | 69 | 44.67 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | ||
| Europe | 16 | 10.06 | — | — | — | — | c i p | ||
| Asia | 30 | 32.97 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c h | ||
| Europe | 33 | 26.11 | ne | sel | ne | ne | c i p | ||
| NAmerica | 18 | 9.88 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Asia | 22 | 25.17 | — | — | — | — | c i p h | ||
| Asia | 63 | 38.47 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Eurasia | 81 | 55.08 | sel | sel | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Africa | 52 | 27.8 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Oceania | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Europe | 49 | 28.47 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Asia | 57 | 28.28 | sel | per | sel | per | i h | ||
| Asia | 69 | 32.2 | sel | sel | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Asia | 84 | 67.99 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Europe | 27 | 22.89 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Asia | 51 | 30.15 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Africa | 49 | 28.36 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 60 | 29.89 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 60 | 37.86 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i p h | ||
| Europe | 14 | 7.35 | — | — | — | — | h | ||
| Europe | 23 | 18.24 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Europe | 12 | 6.68 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Europe | 54 | 34.27 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 63 | 28.62 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 60 | 28.18 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 63 | 42.73 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | ||
| Asia | 51 | 31.1 | — | — | — | — | c | ||
| Africa | 24 | 30.03 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Europe | 22 | 23.3 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Oceania | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Africa | 52 | 26.76 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Africa | 29 | 26.47 | — | — | — | — | |||
| NAmerica | 62 | 45.3 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Oceania | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Europe | 54 | 26.01 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Europe | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Asia | 37 | 29.93 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Europe | 35 | 32.97 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 68 | 39.04 | ne | sel | sel | sel | i h | ||
| Africa | 43 | 28.01 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Asia | 85 | 44.71 | sel | sub | ne | sel | c i h | Also known asBurma. Beginning in September 2012 the government began to relax its censorship policies.[5] | |
| Africa | 32 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Oceania | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | h | ||
| Asia | 55 | 34.61 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Europe | 12 | 6.48 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Oceania | 17 | 8.38 | — | — | — | — | c i h | ||
| NAmerica | 49 | 28.31 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 49 | 23.08 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 50 | 34.11 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Asia | 97 | 83.9 | nd | nd | nd | nd | c i h | ||
| Europe | — | 29.34 | — | — | — | — | i h | see alsoCyprus | |
| Europe | 10 | 6.52 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i p | ||
| Asia | 71 | 41.51 | sel | per | ne | sub | i h | ||
| Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States | NAmerica | — | 19.72 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Asia | 63 | 51.31 | sel | sel | sub | sel | c i p h | ||
| Oceania | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Asia | 83 | 43.09 | ne | sub | ne | ne | i h | Gaza and the West Bank | |
| NAmerica | 46 | 32.95 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Oceania | 27 | 22.97 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| SAmerica | 60 | 28.78 | — | — | — | — | i h | Situation changing followingJune 2012 parliamentary coup | |
| SAmerica | 44 | 31.87 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Asia | 42 | 43.11 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c h | ||
| Europe | 25 | 13.11 | — | — | — | — | c i h | ||
| Europe | 17 | 16.75 | — | — | — | — | c i | ||
| NAmerica | — | — | — | — | — | — | i | SeeInternet censorship in the United States | |
| Asia | 67 | 32.86 | sel | per | sel | per | i h | ||
| Europe | 41 | 23.05 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | ||
| Eurasia | 80 | 43.42 | sel | sel | ne | ne | c i p h | See alsoCensorship in the Soviet Union | |
| Africa | 82 | 55.46 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| NAmerica | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SeeOECS | ||
| NAmerica | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SeeOECS | ||
| NAmerica | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SeeOECS | ||
| Oceania | 29 | 23.84 | — | — | — | — | c | ||
| Europe | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Africa | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | h | ||
| Asia | 84 | 56.88 | sub | per | sel | per | c i p h | ||
| Africa | 55 | 26.19 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Europe | 35 | 26.59 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 56 | 29.19 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Africa | 49 | 26.35 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 67 | 43.43 | ne | sel | ne | ne | c i h | ||
| Europe | 21 | 13.25 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Europe | 25 | 20.49 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Oceania | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Africa | 84 | 73.59 | — | — | — | — | c i h | ||
| Africa | 34 | 24.56 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 32 | 24.48 | ne | sel | per | ne | c i p h | ||
| Africa | 59 | 36.2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Europe | 24 | 20.5 | — | — | — | — | c i p h | ||
| Asia | 72 | 56.59 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c h | ||
| Africa | 78 | 70.06 | sel | sub | ne | sub | i p h | ||
| SAmerica | 23 | 18.19 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 76 | 46.76 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Europe | 10 | 9.23 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p | ||
| Europe | 12 | 9.94 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Asia | 89 | 78.53 | per | sel | sel | per | i h | ||
| Asia | 25 | 23.82 | — | — | — | — | c i h | Republic of China | |
| Asia | 79 | 35.71 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Africa | 49 | 27.34 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Asia | 60 | 38.6 | sel | sel | ne | sel | c i h | ||
| Asia | 35 | 28.72 | — | — | — | — | also known as East Timor | ||
| Africa | 69 | 28.45 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Oceania | 29 | 26.7 | — | — | — | — | |||
| NAmerica | 25 | 23.12 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Africa | 51 | 39.93 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i | ||
| Eurasia | 55 | 46.56 | sel | sel | ne | sel | c i h | ||
| Asia | 96 | 79.14 | per | sel | sel | sel | i h | ||
| Oceania | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Africa | 57 | 31.69 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | ||
| Europe | 59 | 36.79 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i p h | ||
| Asia | 72 | 33.49 | sub | per | sel | per | i h | ||
| Europe | 21 | 16.89 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | ||
| NAmerica | 18 | 18.22 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | ||
| SAmerica | 26 | 15.92 | — | — | — | — | i | ||
| Asia | 95 | 60.39 | per | sel | sel | sel | i h | ||
| Oceania | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| SAmerica | 76 | 34.44 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | ||
| Asia | 84 | 71.78 | per | sel | sel | sub | i h | ||
| Africa | — | — | — | — | — | — | i h | A territory disputed betweenMorocco and thePolisario Front.See also:Morocco entry in this table. | |
| Asia | 83 | 69.22 | sub | per | sel | sub | i h | ||
| Africa | 60 | 27.93 | — | — | — | — | i h | ||
| Africa | 80 | 38.12 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h |
This section needs to beupdated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(July 2025) |
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2015 Freedom of the Press Classifications[6]
Not Free | Partly Free | Free | No Data
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Very serious situation Difficult situation Noticeable problems | Satisfactory situation Good situation Not classified / No data
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Internet censorship and surveillance by country (2018)[8]
Pervasive Substantial Selective | Little or none Not classified / No data
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