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
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
External links
tr:Freedom House Basın Özgürlüğü Raporu