Reporters Legislative Freedom By Country January 2023

This report explores how laws and regulations impact journalists and media outlets, assessing aspects like defamation laws, rights to information, and legislative protections for journalists.

Reporters Legislative Freedom By Country January 2023 (Index, January 2023)

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January 2023

Rank	Country	Index
1	Cuba	14.36
2	Oman	15.09
3	China	17.36
4	Vietnam	18.4
5	Iran	20.17
6	Myanmar	20.19
7	Saudi Arabia	21.7
8	Bahrain	21.93
9	North Korea	22.64
10	Eritrea	23.43
11	Syria	24.34
12	Laos	25.47
13	Singapore	27.36
14	Belarus	28.07
15	Nicaragua	28.21
16	Turkmenistan	29.62
17	Libya	30.19
17	Kuwait	30.19
18	Brunei	30.66
19	Iraq	31.13
20	Sudan	31.45
21	Tanzania	31.6
22	Russia	34.51
23	Djibouti	34.53
24	Egypt	34.72
25	Venezuela	34.82
26	Bangladesh	35.22
27	United Arab Emirates	36.79
28	Jordan	37.74
29	Qatar	38.21
30	Hong Kong	38.32
31	Azerbaijan	38.95
32	Honduras	39.94
33	Yemen	40.57
34	Turkey	41.16
35	Afghanistan	42.77
36	India	42.92
37	Sri Lanka	43.4
38	Somalia	43.63
39	Cameroon	44.07
40	Kazakhstan	44.34
40	Palestine	44.34
41	Malaysia	44.58
42	Eswatini	45.28
43	Algeria	46.09
44	Cambodia	46.42
45	Bhutan	46.54
46	Suriname	47.17
46	Israel	47.17
47	Lebanon	48.11
47	Pakistan	48.11
48	Morocco	48.97
49	Tunisia	49.06
50	Kyrgyzstan	50.19
51	Nigeria	50.54
52	Angola	51.21
53	Thailand	51.42
54	Tajikistan	51.57
55	DR Congo	52
56	Philippines	52.2
56	Uzbekistan	52.2
57	Uganda	54.34
58	Mali	55.09
59	Burundi	55.41
60	Senegal	55.66
61	El Salvador	55.85
62	Lesotho	55.97
62	Fiji	55.97
63	Benin	56.01
64	South Sudan	56.06
65	Zambia	56.76
66	Malta	57.23
67	Gabon	57.39
67	Zimbabwe	57.39
68	Mauritania	57.55
69	Equatorial Guinea	57.92
70	Botswana	58.07
71	Chad	58.63
72	Rwanda	58.87
73	Guyana	59.43
74	Mongolia	59.61
75	Maldives	59.91
76	Bolivia	60.12
77	Togo	60.19
78	Tonga	60.38
79	Madagascar	60.69
80	Gambia	60.75
81	Greece	61.36
82	Mauritius	61.98
83	Ethiopia	62.64
84	Guinea	62.85
85	Central African Republic	63.88
86	Indonesia	63.92
87	Peru	63.94
88	Colombia	64.1
89	Trinidad and Tobago	64.15
89	Guatemala	64.15
90	Panama	64.47
91	Chile	65.09
92	Comoros	65.36
93	Sierra Leone	65.9
94	Nepal	66.27
95	Mexico	66.32
96	Papua New Guinea	66.35
97	Japan	66.39
98	Malawi	66.56
99	Kenya	66.82
100	Mozambique	66.98
101	Burkina Faso	67.45
102	Albania	67.61
103	Samoa	67.92
104	Belize	68.11
105	Jamaica	68.49
106	Poland	69.03
107	Australia	69.41
108	Niger	69.54
109	Haiti	69.95
110	South Korea	70.03
111	Ecuador	70.13
112	Bulgaria	70.25
113	Paraguay	70.85
114	Hungary	70.94
115	Ivory Coast	71.07
116	Romania	71.86
117	Cyprus	71.89
118	Brazil	72.44
119	United Kingdom	73.49
120	Armenia	73.82
121	Georgia	76
122	Dominican Republic	76.53
123	Luxembourg	76.77
124	Seychelles	76.98
124	Liberia	76.98
125	Andorra	77.12
126	Serbia	77.18
127	United States	77.31
128	Austria	77.32
129	Switzerland	77.95
130	Belgium	78.3
131	New Zealand	78.62
132	Uruguay	78.73
133	Spain	78.74
134	Latvia	79.45
135	Ghana	79.62
136	Slovenia	79.64
137	Namibia	79.81
138	Kosovo	80.26
139	Italy	80.32
140	Ukraine	80.66
141	Taiwan	80.75
142	Liechtenstein	81.45
143	Montenegro	81.51
144	France	81.56
145	Croatia	81.82
146	Iceland	82.35
147	Ireland	82.55
148	Estonia	82.88
149	Slovakia	82.96
150	Timor-Leste	83.02
150	South Africa	83.02
151	Moldova	83.12
152	Portugal	84.38
153	Lithuania	84.53
154	Finland	84.86
155	North Macedonia	84.99
156	Germany	85.85
157	Costa Rica	85.93
158	Canada	86.48
159	Czech Republic	86.64
160	Denmark	87.5
161	Sweden	88.74
162	Netherlands	90.3
163	Argentina	90.66
164	Norway	94.92