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You are here: Analysis > Freedom of the Press > Tables and Charts > Table of Global Press Freedom Rankings 2005 |
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Table of Global Press Freedom Rankings 2005 |
2005 Edition |
| Rank | Country | Rating | Status |
| 1 | Finland | 9 | Free |
| 1 | Iceland | 9 | Free |
| 1 | Sweden | 9 | Free |
| 4 |
Denmark |
10 | Free |
| 4 | Norway | 10 | Free |
| 6 | Belgium | 11 | Free |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 11 | Free |
| 6 | Netherlands | 11 | Free |
| 6 | Switzerland | 11 | Free |
| 10 | New Zealand | 12 | Free |
| 11 | Marshall Islands | 13 | Free |
| 11 | Palau | 13 | Free |
| 13 | Andorra | 14 | Free |
| 13 | Bahamas | 14 | Free |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 14 | Free |
| 13 | Monaco | 14 | Free |
| 13 | Portugal | 14 | Free |
| 18 | Ireland | 15 | Free |
| 18 | Jamaica | 15 | Free |
| 20 | Germany | 16 | Free |
| 20 | San Marino | 16 | Free |
| 20 | St. Lucia | 16 | Free |
| 20 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 16 | Free |
| 24 | Barbados | 17 | Free |
| 24 | Canada | 17 | Free |
| 24 | Dominica | 17 | Free |
| 24 | Estonia | 17 | Free |
| 24 | Latvia | 17 | Free |
| 24 | United States | 17 | Free |
| 30 | Australia | 18 | Free |
| 30 | Lithuania | 18 | Free |
| 30 | Malta | 18 | Free |
| 30 | Micronesia | 18 | Free |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 18 | Free |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 19 | Free |
| 35 | Slovenia | 19 | Free |
| 37 | Belize | 20 | Free |
| 37 | France | 20 | Free |
| 37 | Grenada | 20 | Free |
| 37 | Japan | 20 | Free |
| 37 | Poland | 20 | Free |
| 37 | Suriname | 20 | Free |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 20 | Free |
| 44 | Austria | 21 | Free |
| 44 | Hungary | 21 | Free |
| 44 | Slovakia | 21 | Free |
| 44 | Taiwan | 21 | Free |
| 48 | Cyprus | 22 | Free |
| 48 | Czech Republic | 22 | Free |
| 48 | Spain | 22 | Free |
| 51 | Guyana | 23 | Free |
| 51 | Mali | 23 | Free |
| 51 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 23 | Free |
| 54 | Chile | 24 | Free |
| 54 | Trinidad & Tobago | 24 | Free |
| 54 | Vanuatu | 24 | Free |
| 57 | Samoa | 25 | Free |
| 58 | Ghana | 26 | Free |
| 58 | Kiribati | 26 | Free |
| 58 | South Africa | 26 | Free |
| 61 | Greece | 28 | Free |
| 61 | Hong Kong | 28 | Free |
| 61 | Israel | 28 | Free |
| 61 | Mauritius | 28 | Free |
| 61 | Sao Tome & Principe | 28 | Free |
| 66 | Namibia | 29 | Free |
| 66 | Nauru | 29 | Free |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 29 | Free |
| 66 | South Korea | 29 | Free |
| 66 | Uruguay | 29 | Free |
| 71 | Benin | 30 | Free |
| 71 | Botswana | 30 | Free |
| 71 | East Timor | 30 | Free |
| 71 | Fiji | 30 | Free |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 30 | Free |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 32 | Partly Free |
| 77 | Bolivia | 35 | Partly Free |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 35 | Partly Free |
| 77 | Italy | 35 | Partly Free |
| 77 | Mongolia | 35 | Partly Free |
| 77 | Philippines | 35 | Partly Free |
| 82 | Croatia | 37 | Partly Free |
| 82 | Senegal | 37 | Partly Free |
| 82 | Tonga | 37 | Partly Free |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 38 | Partly Free |
| 85 | India | 38 | Partly Free |
| 87 | Antigua & Barbuda | 40 | Partly Free |
| 87 | Brazil | 40 | Partly Free |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 40 | Partly Free |
| 87 | Peru | 40 | Partly Free |
| 87 | Serbia & Montenegro | 40 | Partly Free |
| 92 | Argentina | 41 | Partly Free |
| 92 | Ecuador | 41 | Partly Free |
| 92 | El Salvador | 41 | Partly Free |
| 95 | Lesotho | 42 | Partly Free |
| 95 | Mexico | 42 | Partly Free |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 42 | Partly Free |
| 95 | Thailand | 42 | Partly Free |
| 99 | Comoros | 44 | Partly Free |
| 99 | Panama | 44 | Partly Free |
| 99 | Uganda | 44 | Partly Free |
| 102 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 45 | Partly Free |
| 102 | Mozambique | 45 | Partly Free |
| 104 | Romania | 47 | Partly Free |
| 105 | Turkey | 48 | Partly Free |
| 106 | Madagascar | 50 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Albania | 51 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 51 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Honduras | 51 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Macedonia | 51 | Partly Free |
| 107 | Tanzania | 51 | Partly Free |
| 112 | Nigeria | 52 | Partly Free |
| 113 | Niger | 53 | Partly Free |
| 114 | Malawi | 54 | Partly Free |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 55 | Partly Free |
| 116 | Georgia | 56 | Partly Free |
| 116 | Paraguay | 56 | Partly Free |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 56 | Partly Free |
| 119 | Guatemala | 58 | Partly Free |
| 119 | Indonesia | 58 | Partly Free |
| 119 | Kuwait | 58 | Partly Free |
| 119 | Seychelles | 58 | Partly Free |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 59 | Partly Free |
| 123 | Ukraine | 59 | Partly Free |
| 125 | Lebanon | 60 | Partly Free |
| 126 | Kenya | 61 | Not Free |
| 126 | Pakistan | 61 | Not Free |
| 128 | Cambodia | 62 | Not Free |
| 128 | Jordan | 62 | Not Free |
| 128 | Qatar | 62 | Not Free |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 63 | Not Free |
| 131 | Colombia | 63 | Not Free |
| 131 | Morocco | 63 | Not Free |
| 134 | Algeria | 64 | Not Free |
| 134 | Armenia | 64 | Not Free |
| 136 | Mauritania | 65 | Not Free |
| 136 | Moldova | 65 | Not Free |
| 136 | Zambia | 65 | Not Free |
| 139 | Angola | 66 | Not Free |
| 139 | Bhutan | 66 | Not Free |
| 139 |
Gabon |
66 | Not Free |
| 139 |
Haiti |
66 | Not Free |
| 139 | Singapore | 66 | Not Free |
| 144 | Djibouti | 67 | Not Free |
| 145 | Afghanistan | 68 | Not Free |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 68 | Not Free |
| 145 | Cameroon | 68 | Not Free |
| 145 | Egypt | 68 | Not Free |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 68 | Not Free |
| 145 | Maldives | 68 | Not Free |
| 145 | Russia | 68 | Not Free |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69 | Not Free |
| 152 | Malaysia | 69 | Not Free |
| 152 | Nepal | 69 | Not Free |
| 155 | Iraq | 70 | Not Free |
| 156 | Bahrain | 71 | Not Free |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 71 | Not Free |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 72 | Not Free |
| 158 | Oman | 72 | Not Free |
| 158 | The Gambia | 72 | Not Free |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 72 | Not Free |
| 158 | Venezuela | 72 | Not Free |
| 163 | Chad | 73 | Not Free |
| 163 | Guinea | 73 | Not Free |
| 163 | Liberia | 73 | Not Free |
| 163 | Togo | 73 | Not Free |
| 167 | Burundi | 74 | Not Free |
| 167 | Tajikistan | 74 | Not Free |
| 169 | Brunei | 75 | Not Free |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 75 | Not Free |
| 171 | Yemen | 76 | Not Free |
| 172 | Swaziland | 79 | Not Free |
| 173 | Iran | 80 | Not Free |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 80 | Not Free |
| 173 | Tunisia | 80 | Not Free |
| 176 | Congo (Kinshasa) | 81 | Not Free |
| 177 | China | 82 | Not Free |
| 177 | Vietnam | 82 | Not Free |
| 179 | Laos | 83 | Not Free |
| 179 | Somalia | 83 | Not Free |
| 179 | Syria | 83 | Not Free |
| 182 | Israeli-Occupied Territories/ Palestinian Authority | 84 | Not Free |
| 182 | Rwanda | 84 | Not Free |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | 85 | Not Free |
| 185 | Belarus | 86 | Not Free |
| 185 | Sudan | 86 | Not Free |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | 88 | Not Free |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | 89 | Not Free |
| 189 | Eritrea | 91 | Not Free |
| 190 | Libya | 95 | Not Free |
| 191 | Burma | 96 | Not Free |
| 191 | Cuba | 96 | Not Free |
| 191 | Turkmenistan | 96 | Not Free |
| 194 | North Korea | 97 | Not Free |
| Status | Number of Countries | Percent of Total |
|
Free |
75 |
39% |
|
Partly Free |
50 |
26% |
|
Not Free |
69 |
35% |
|
Total |
194 |
100% |
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