Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG)
Press Freedom (RSF). Quality of Government Institute (University of Gothenburg), 2022–2024.
Source: Quality of Government Institute (University of Gothenburg) Licence: Open — academic use Unit: score Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
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Avg (2024)
56.2
-2.5pp vs 2023
Improving
47
of 173 tracked
Declining
108
period over period
Stable
18
±0.5pp band
Press Freedom (RSF)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2022–2024.
South AsiaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAmericasEast Asia & Pacific
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 74.2 | +14.7pp |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 71.2 | +11.9pp |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania, the United Republic of | 54.8 | +10.8pp |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | 65.8 | +7.7pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 67.3 | +7.2pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 37.3 | -22.0pp |
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 19.1 | -20.7pp |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 48.9 | -15.4pp |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 61.4 | -13.7pp |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (the) | 30.6 | -12.4pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Sub-Saharan Africa -1.4pp
Europe & Central Asia -2.3pp
Americas -2.4pp
East Asia & Pacific -2.7pp
Middle East & North Africa -3.3pp
South Asia -9.3pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe & Central Asia | 51 | 67.1 | -2.3pp |
| Americas | 27 | 56.9 | -2.4pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46 | 56.3 | -1.4pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 23 | 53.2 | -2.7pp |
| South Asia | 8 | 37.2 | -9.3pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 18 | 36.2 | -3.3pp |