Freedom of the Press (report)

Freedom of the Press is a yearly report by US-based Freedom House measuring the level of freedom and editorial independence enjoyed by the press in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world, on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free). Depending on the ratings, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free", or "Not Free".

2009 report

Americas

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

1

15

Free

1

15

Free

3

17

Free

4

18

Free

5

19

Free

5

19

Free

5

19

Free

5

19

Free

9

20

Free

10

21

Free

11

22

Free

12

23

Free

12

23

Free

14

24

Free

15

26

Free

16

29

Free

17

30

Free

18

38

Partly Free

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

19

40

Partly Free

20

42

Partly Free

20

42

Partly Free

20

42

Partly Free

23

44

Partly Free

23

44

Partly Free

23

44

Partly Free

26

45

Partly Free

27

49

Partly Free

28

52

Partly Free

29

53

Partly Free

30

55

Partly Free

31

59

Partly Free

31

55

Partly Free

33

60

Partly Free

34

73

Not Free

35

94

Not Free

Asia-Pacific

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

1

14

Free

1

14

Free

3

17

Free

4

21

Free

4

21

Free

6

22

Free

7

23

Free

7

23

Free

9

26

Free

9

26

Free

11

27

Free

12

28

Free

12

29

Free

14

30

Free

14

30

Free

16

32

Partly Free

17

33

Partly Free

18

36

Partly Free

19

37

Partly Free

20

40

Partly Free

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

21

41

Partly Free

22

45

Partly Free

23

54

Partly Free

24

56

Partly Free

25

57

Partly Free

25

57

Partly Free

27

61

Not Free

27

61

Not Free

29

62

Not Free

30

63

Not Free

31

65

Not Free

32

68

Not Free

33

70

Not Free

34

74

Not Free

35

75

Not Free

36

83

Not Free

37

85

Not Free

38

86

Not Free

39

96

Not Free

40

98

Not Free

Central and Eastern Europe - Former Soviet Union

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

1

15

Free

1

18

Free

3

18

Free

4

21

Free

5

23

Free

5

22

Free

7

24

Free

7

24

Free

9

36

Partly Free

10

37

Partly Free

11

38

Partly Free

12

39

Partly Free

13

44

Partly Free

14

47

Partly Free

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

14

47

Partly Free

16

50

Partly Free

17

55

Partly Free

18

60

Partly Free

19

67

Not Free

20

68

Not Free

21

72

Not Free

22

78

Not Free

22

78

Not Free

22

78

Not Free

25

80

Not Free

26

91

Not Free

27

93

Not Free

28

96

Not Free

Middle East and North Africa

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

1

33

Partly Free

2

55

Partly Free

3

56

Partly Free

4

60

Partly Free

5

62

Not Free

6

64

Not Free

6

64

Not Free

8

65

Not Free

9

67

Not Free

10

69

Not Free

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

11

71

Not Free

11

71

Not Free

13

79

Not Free

14

82

Not Free

14

82

Not Free

16

83

Not Free

17

85

Not Free

18

86

Not Free

19

94

Not Free

Sub Saharian Africa

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

1

26

Free

1

26

Free

3

26

Free

4

28

Free

4

28

Free

6

30

Free

6

30

Free

8

31

Partly Free

9

37

Partly Free

10

41

Partly Free

10

41

Partly Free

12

48

Partly Free

13

50

Partly Free

13

50

Partly Free

15

51

Partly Free

16

52

Partly Free

17

53

Partly Free

17

53

Partly Free

17

53

Partly Free

20

54

Partly Free

21

56

Partly Free

21

56

Partly Free

23

58

Partly Free

24

59

Partly Free

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

25

60

Partly Free

26

61

Not Free

26

61

Not Free

28

63

Not Free

29

64

Not Free

30

65

Not Free

30

65

Not Free

32

66

Not Free

33

67

Not Free

34

69

Not Free

35

72

Not Free

36

73

Not Free

37

75

Not Free

38

76

Not Free

38

76

Not Free

38

76

Not Free

41

78

Not Free

42

79

Not Free

43

81

Not Free

44

84

Not Free

45

85

Not Free

46

88

Not Free

47

90

Not Free

48

94

Not Free

Western Europe

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

1

9

Free

2

10

Free

2

10

Free

4

11

Free

4

11

Free

6

12

Free

6

12

Free

8

13

Free

8

13

Free

8

13

Free

11

14

Free

12

15

Free

13

16

Free

Country

Rank

Rating

Status

13

16

Free

13

16

Free

16

17

Free

17

19

Free

18

21

Free

19

22

Free

19

22

Free

19

22

Free

22

24

Free

23

29

Free

24

32

Partly Free

25

50

Partly Free

See also

  • List of indices of freedom

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