All📰 World Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders' assessment of the environment for journalism, combining political, economic, legal, social and safety conditions. Higher scores mean greater press freedom.
20 RSF score (0–100)40 RSF score (0–100)60 RSF score (0–100)80 RSF score (0–100)
1
🇳🇴Norway
92.72
2
🇳🇱Netherlands
88.92
3
🇪🇪Estonia
88.54
4
🇩🇰Denmark
88.47
5
🇸🇪Sweden
87.61
6
🇫🇮Finland
86.22
7
🇮🇪Ireland
85.93
8
🇨🇭Switzerland
84.83
9
🇱🇺Luxembourg
84.14
10
🇵🇹Portugal
83.71
11
🇨🇿Czechia
83.01
12
🇮🇸Iceland
82.77
13
🇱🇮Liechtenstein
82.62
14
🇩🇪Germany
82.17
15
🇱🇹Lithuania
81.34
16
🇧🇪Belgium
81.17
17
🇱🇻Latvia
81.00
18
🇬🇧United Kingdom
79.45
19
🇦🇹Austria
79.43
20
🇨🇦Canada
78.76
21
🇿🇦South Africa
77.95
22
🇳🇿New Zealand
77.38
23
🇳🇦Namibia
76.97
24
🇫🇯Fiji
76.76
25
🇫🇷France
76.68
26
🇯🇲Jamaica
75.87
27
🇵🇱Poland
75.52
28
🇹🇼Taiwan
75.44
29
🇪🇸Spain
75.42
30
🇹🇱Timor-Leste
75.29
31
🇲🇩Moldova
74.77
32
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
74.70
33
🇦🇺Australia
74.58
34
🇸🇷Suriname
73.20
35
🇸🇨Seychelles
73.04
36
🇸🇮Slovenia
72.88
37
🇸🇰Slovakia
72.71
38
🇨🇷Costa Rica
72.35
39
🇬🇭Ghana
72.20
40
🇨🇻Cape Verde
71.98
41
🇲🇪Montenegro
71.80
42
🇲🇺Mauritius
70.92
43
🇬🇦Gabon
70.57
44
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
69.73
45
🇲🇰North Macedonia
69.49
46
🇬🇲Gambia
69.42
47
🇰🇷South Korea
69.12
48
🇺🇾Uruguay
68.72
49
🇷🇴Romania
67.71
50
🇦🇲Armenia
67.02
Highlights
As of 2026, Norway ranks first with 92.72, followed by Netherlands (88.92) and Estonia (88.54).
Across 177 countries and territories, values run from 92.72 (Norway) to 10.24 (Eritrea), with a median of 53.97.
All of the top 10 are in Europe.
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), World Press Freedom Index, 2026. Unit: RSF score (0–100).
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), World Press Freedom Index · RSF copyright; source attribution required · fetched Oct 15, 2026 — Official 2026 index download; higher score means greater press freedom.