Data source: Reporters Sans Frontières
The Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index ranks the performance of 180 countries according to a range of criteria that include media pluralism and independence, respect for the safety and freedom of journalists, and the legislative, institutional and infrastructural environment in which the media operate.
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(Reporters sans frontières,
2024)
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rsf_eci
Economic context component of Press Freedom Index. Questions asked for the economic context component aim to evaluate: - economic constraints linked to governmental policies (including the difficul ...
rsf_lci
Legal context component of Press Freedom Index. Questions asked for the legal context component concern the legislative and regulatory environment for journalists, in particular: - the degree to wh ...
rsf_pci
Political context component of Press Freedom Index. Questions asked for political context component aim to evaluate: - the degree of support and respect for media autonomy vis-à-vis political press ...
rsf_pfi
Press Freedom Index, using the methodology of the 2022 report. The Press Freedom Index measures the amount of freedom journalists, and the media have in each country, and the efforts made by governmen ...
rsf_pfi0212
The Press Freedom Index was calculated using the methodology used in RSF 2002-2012 reports. The Press Freedom Index measures the amount of freedom journalists, and the media have in each country, and ...
rsf_pfi1321
Press Freedom Index, calculated with the methodology used in RSF 2013-2021 reports. The Press Freedom Index measures the amount of freedom journalists, and the media have in each country and the effor ...
rsf_sci
Sociocultural context component of Press Freedom Index. Questions asked for sociocultural context component aim to evaluate: - social constraints resulting from denigration and attacks on the press ...
rsf_si
The questions asked for this component concern journalists’ safety. For this purpose, press freedom is defined as the ability to identify, gather and disseminate news and information in accordance wit ...