Freedom of the Press is a yearly report by US-based non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...

 Freedom House

Freedom House

Freedom House is an international non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights...

, measuring the level of freedom

Freedom of the press

Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...

 and editorial independence

Editorial independence

Editorial independence is the freedom of editors to make decisions without interference from the owners of a publication. Editorial independence is tested, for instance, if a newspaper runs articles that may be unpopular with its advertising clientele....

enjoyed by the press in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world. Levels of freedom are scored 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".

Americas

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 1 15 Free 2 17 Free 17 Free 4 18 Free 18 Free 6 19 Free 19 Free 8 20 Free 20 Free 10 23 Free 23 Free 23 Free 13 24 Free 24 Free 15 25 Free 16 29 Free 17 30 Free 18 38 Partly Free

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 19 40 Partly Free 20 42 Partly Free 21 43 Partly Free 22 44 Partly Free 44 Partly Free 24 46 Partly Free 25 47 Partly Free 26 49 Partly Free 27 51 Partly Free 28 52 Partly Free 29 56 Partly Free 30 59 Partly Free 31 60 Partly Free 32 61 Not Free 33 62 Not Free 34 76 Not Free 35 92 Not Free

Asia-Pacific

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status  Palau 1 14 Free  New Zealand 2 15 Free  Marshall Islands 3 17 Free  Australia 4 21 Free  Japan 21 Free  Federated States of Micronesia 21 Free  Papua New Guinea 7 25 Free  Republic of China 25 Free  Vanuatu 25 Free  Tuvalu 10 26 Free  Kiribati 11 27 Free  Nauru 12 28 Free  Solomon Islands 13 29 Free  Samoa 14 30 Free  Tonga 15 31 Partly Free  Hong Kong 16 32 Partly Free  South Korea 32 Partly Free  East Timor 18 35 Partly Free  India 35 Partly Free  Mongolia 20 39 Partly Free

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status  Philippines 21 46 Partly Free  Maldives 22 50 Partly Free  Indonesia 23 53 Partly Free  Bangladesh 24 54 Partly Free  Bhutan 25 57 Partly Free  Fiji 57 Partly Free  Nepal 27 59 Partly Free  Pakistan 28 61 Not Free  Thailand 29 62 Not Free  Cambodia 30 63 Not Free  Malaysia 31 64 Not Free  Singapore 32 68 Not Free  Sri Lanka 33 71 Not Free  Afghanistan 34 75 Not Free  Brunei 75 Not Free  Vietnam 36 83 Not Free  Mainland China 37 85 Not Free  Laos 85 Not Free  Myanmar 39 94 Not Free  North Korea 40 97 Not Free

Central and Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 1 18 Free 2 19 Free 3 22 Free 22 Free 5 25 Free 25 Free 7 26 Free 8 30 Free 9 33 Partly Free 10 35 Partly Free 11 37 Partly Free 12 41 Partly Free 13 42 Partly Free 14 48 Partly Free 48 Partly Free

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 16 50 Partly Free 17 51 Partly Free 18 55 Partly Free 55 Partly Free 20 56 Partly Free 21 65 Not Free 22 70 Not Free 23 78 Not Free 24 79 Not Free 25 80 Not Free 26 81 Not Free 27 93 Not Free 28 94 Not Free 29 96 Not Free

Middle East and North Africa

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 1 29 Free 2 31 Free 3 57 Partly Free 4 62 Not Free 5 63 Not Free 6 65 Not Free 7 66 Not Free 8 68 Not Free 68 Not Free 10 71 Not Free

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 71 Not Free 12 72 Not Free  Palestinian National Authority 13 83 Not Free 83 Not Free 83 Not Free 16 84 Not Free 17 85 Not Free 18 91 Not Free 19 94 Not Free

Sub-Saharan Africa

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 1 24 Free 2 26 Free 3 27 Free 4 28 Free 5 29 Free 6 33 Partly Free 33 Partly Free 8 34 Partly Free 9 40 Partly Free 10 41 Partly Free 11 44 Partly Free 12 48 Partly Free 48 Partly Free 48 Partly Free 15 52 Partly Free 16 53 Partly Free 53 Partly Free 18 54 Partly Free 54 Partly Free 54 Partly Free 54 Partly Free 22 55 Partly Free 23 56 Partly Free 24 57 Partly Free

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 25 59 Partly Free 59 Partly Free 59 Partly Free 28 61 Not Free 61 Not Free 30 64 Not Free 64 Not Free 32 67 Not Free 33 68 Not Free 34 69 Not Free 35 73 Not Free  Togo 73 Not Free 37 74 Not Free 38 75 Not Free 39 76 Not Free 40 78 Not Free 78 Not Free 42 81 Not Free 81 Not Free 81 Not Free 45 84 Not Free 84 Not Free 47 90 Not Free 48 94 Not Free

Western Europe

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 1 10 Free 2 11 Free 11 Free 4 12 Free 12 Free 12 Free 7 13 Free 13 Free 13 Free 10 14 Free 14 Free 12 16 Free 16 Free

EWLINE Country Rank Rating Status 14 17 Free 17 Free 17 Free 17 19 Free 18 21 Free 19 22 Free 22 Free 21 23 Free 23 Free 23 30 Free 24 34 Partly Free 25 54 Partly Free

External links

• Freedom of the Press - online at Freedom House