World Press Freedom Index 2023
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According to World Press Freedom Index 2023, compiled by Reporters Without Borders, India slipped from a rank of 150 in 2022 to 161 in 2023. In the past nine years, the country’s ranking has slipped by 21 ranks from 140 in 2014. While Norway was ranked first for the seventh year running, Ireland climbed ahead of Denmark to secure the second spot in the list.
The last three slots were occupied by Asian countries- North Korea (180), China (179) and Vietnam (178). Surprisingly India’s neighbours like Afghanistan (152), Pakistan (150) and Sri Lanka (135) showed a better ranking of press freedom. According to the report, the change in government in Pakistan helped it improve its ranking by 7 positions.
World Press Freedom Index 2023
| POS. | COUNTRIES | GLOBAL SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 95.18 |
| 2 | Ireland | 89.91 |
| 3 | Denmark | 89.48 |
| 4 | Sweden | 88.15 |
| 5 | Finland | 87.94 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 87 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 86.79 |
| 8 | Estonia | 85.31 |
| 9 | Portugal | 84.6 |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 84.49 |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 84.47 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 84.4 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 84.23 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 83.58 |
| 15 | Canada | 83.53 |
| 16 | Latvia | 83.27 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 83.22 |
| 18 | Iceland | 83.19 |
| 19 | Samoa | 82.15 |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 81.98 |
| 21 | Germany | 81.91 |
| 22 | Namibia | 80.91 |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 80.2 |
| 24 | France | 78.72 |
| 25 | South Africa | 78.6 |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 78.51 |
| 27 | Australia | 78.24 |
| 28 | Moldova | 77.62 |
| 29 | Austria | 77.3 |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 76.54 |
| 31 | Belgium | 76.47 |
| 32 | Jamaica | 75.89 |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 75.72 |
| 34 | Seychelles | 75.71 |
| 35 | Taiwan | 75.54 |
| 36 | Spain | 75.37 |
| 37 | Andorra | 75.05 |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 74.35 |
| 39 | Montenegro | 74.28 |
| 40 | Argentina | 73.36 |
| 41 | Italy | 72.05 |
| 42 | Croatia | 71.95 |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 71.88 |
| 44 | Tonga | 71.29 |
| 45 | United States | 71.22 |
| 46 | Gambia | 71.06 |
| 47 | South Korea | 70.83 |
| 48 | Suriname | 70.62 |
| 49 | Armenia | 70.61 |
| 50 | Slovenia | 70.59 |
| 51 | Belize | 70.49 |
| 52 | Uruguay | 70.33 |
| 53 | Romania | 69.04 |
| 54 | Ivory Coast | 68.83 |
| 55 | Cyprus | 68.62 |
| 56 | Kosovo | 68.38 |
| 57 | Poland | 67.66 |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 67.64 |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 67.62 |
| 60 | Guyana | 67.5 |
| 61 | Niger | 66.84 |
| 62 | Ghana | 65.93 |
| 63 | Mauritius | 65.56 |
| 64 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 65.43 |
| 65 | Botswana | 64.61 |
| 66 | Liberia | 64.34 |
| 67 | Lesotho | 64.29 |
| 68 | Japan | 63.95 |
| 69 | Panama | 63.67 |
| 70 | Togo | 63.06 |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 62.98 |
| 72 | Hungary | 62.96 |
| 73 | Malaysia | 62.83 |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 62.55 |
| 75 | Comoros | 62.25 |
| 76 | Northern Cyprus | 61.73 |
| 77 | Georgia | 61.69 |
| 78 | Guinea Bissau | 61.57 |
| 79 | Ukraine | 61.19 |
| 80 | Ecuador | 60.51 |
| 81 | Congo-Brazzaville | 60.42 |
| 82 | Malawi | 60.34 |
| 83 | Chile | 60.09 |
| 84 | Malta | 59.76 |
| 85 | Guinea | 59.51 |
| 86 | Mauritania | 59.45 |
| 87 | Zambia | 59.41 |
| 88 | Mongolia | 59.33 |
| 89 | Fiji | 59.27 |
| 90 | Bhutan | 59.25 |
| 91 | Serbia | 59.16 |
| 92 | Brazil | 58.67 |
| 93 | OECS | 58.36 |
| 94 | Gabon | 58.12 |
| 95 | Nepal | 57.89 |
| 96 | Albania | 57.86 |
| 97 | Israel | 57.57 |
| 98 | Central African Republic | 57.56 |
| 99 | Haïti | 57.38 |
| 100 | Maldives | 56.93 |
| 101 | Madagascar | 56.66 |
| 102 | Mozambique | 56.13 |
| 103 | Paraguay | 55.96 |
| 104 | Senegal | 55.82 |
| 105 | Qatar | 55.28 |
| 106 | Thailand | 55.24 |
| 107 | Greece | 55.2 |
| 108 | Indonesia | 54.83 |
| 109 | Chad | 53.73 |
| 110 | Peru | 52.74 |
| 111 | Eswatini | 52.66 |
| 112 | Benin | 52.44 |
| 113 | Mali | 52.29 |
| 114 | Burundi | 52.14 |
| 115 | El Salvador | 51.36 |
| 116 | Kenya | 51.15 |
| 117 | Bolivia | 51.09 |
| 118 | South Sudan | 50.62 |
| 119 | Lebanon | 50.46 |
| 120 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.35 |
| 121 | Tunisia | 50.11 |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.91 |
| 123 | Nigeria | 49.56 |
| 124 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 48.55 |
| 125 | Angola | 48.3 |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 48.17 |
| 127 | Guatemala | 48.12 |
| 128 | Mexico | 47.98 |
| 129 | Singapore | 47.88 |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 47.7 |
| 131 | Rwanda | 46.58 |
| 132 | Philippines | 46.21 |
| 133 | Uganda | 46.08 |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 45.87 |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 45.85 |
| 136 | Algeria | 45.74 |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 45.73 |
| 138 | Cameroon | 45.58 |
| 139 | Colombia | 45.23 |
| 140 | Hong Kong | 44.86 |
| 141 | Somalia | 44.24 |
| 142 | Brunei | 44.2 |
| 143 | Tanzania | 44.02 |
| 144 | Morocco / Western Sahara | 43.69 |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 42.99 |
| 146 | Jordan | 42.79 |
| 147 | Cambodia | 42.02 |
| 148 | Sudan | 40.83 |
| 149 | Libya | 40.22 |
| 150 | Pakistan | 39.95 |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 39.93 |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 39.75 |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 39.06 |
| 154 | Kuwait | 38.84 |
| 155 | Oman | 37.87 |
| 156 | Palestine | 37.86 |
| 157 | Belarus | 37.17 |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 37.09 |
| 159 | Venezuela | 36.99 |
| 160 | Laos | 36.66 |
| 161 | India | 36.62 |
| 162 | Djibouti | 35.87 |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 35.31 |
| 164 | Russia | 34.77 |
| 165 | Türkiye | 33.97 |
| 166 | Egypt | 33.37 |
| 167 | Iraq | 32.94 |
| 168 | Yemen | 32.78 |
| 169 | Honduras | 32.65 |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | 32.43 |
| 171 | Bahrain | 30.59 |
| 172 | Cuba | 29 |
| 173 | Myanmar | 28.26 |
| 174 | Eritrea | 27.86 |
| 175 | Syria | 27.22 |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | 25.82 |
| 177 | Iran | 24.81 |
| 178 | Vietnam | 24.58 |
| 179 | China | 22.97 |
| 180 | North Korea | 21.72 |
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