Countries by Press Freedom Index 2025
About This Dataset
Countries by Press Freedom Index 2025
Countries ranked by Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index in 2025. Norway has topped the press freedom index for many consecutive years, while North Korea, Eritrea, and Iran consistently occupy the bottom positions. AI-assisted data.
Analysis
The top three in Press Freedom Score in 2025 are Norway (95.2), Denmark (94.7) and Sweden (93.9). The 8 entries in Press Freedom Score cover a range of 5.10, from 95.2 down to 90.1. First and second are separated by 0.50, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 90.1 and 93.9 Press Freedom Score.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Key Findings
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Norway leads in Press Freedom Score with 95.20 in 2025.
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Average Press Freedom Score in 2025: 93 · median: 93.
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Gap in 2025: Norway is 1.1× larger than Ireland.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Reporters Without Borders
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Press Freedom Score
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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