World Press Freedom Index 2024: The top 10 best and worst countries, check India’s rank
World Press Freedom Index 2024: The top 10 best and worst countries, check India’s rank
World Press Freedom Index 2024 List: Reporters Without Borders (RWB), also known as Reporters sans frontières (RSF) in French, is an international non-profit organisation that strives to protect the right to freedom of information. The organisation has consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, and the International Organisation of the Francophonie.
Recently, RSF released the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, which ranks 180 countries based on the freedom of journalism, reporting, and media functioning. It is a crucial tool to assess the state of press freedom in different countries.
Additionally, it also highlights the challenges that journalists face, thereby promoting the freedom of the press and encouraging governments to take action to protect journalists and their work.
As per the recent index, India has been ranked in the 159th position, which is two ranks higher than last year, however, India still lags behind countries like Turkey, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, which are ranked at 158, 152, and 150, respectively.
World Press Freedom Index 2024: The top 10 countries with the best press freedom
| Rank | Country | Global Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 91.89 |
| 2 | Denmark | 89.6 |
| 3 | Sweden | 88.32 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 87.73 |
| 5 | Finland | 86.55 |
| 6 | Estonia | 86.44 |
| 7 | Portugal | 85.9 |
| 8 | Ireland | 85.59 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 84.01 |
| 10 | Germany | 83.84 |
These are the top 10 countries that have the most freedom to work and report independently, and the rankings are based on an assessment by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
World Press Freedom Index 2024: The top 10 countries with the worst press freedom
| Rank | Country | Global Score |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | Eritrea | 16.64 |
| 179 | Syria | 17.41 |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 19.09 |
| 177 | North Korea | 20.66 |
| 176 | Iran | 21.3 |
| 175 | Turkmenistan | 22.01 |
| 174 | Vietnam | 22.31 |
| 173 | Bahrain | 23.21 |
| 172 | China | 23.36 |
| 171 | Myanmar | 24.41 |
These rankings represent the countries at the bottom of the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, highlighting the challenges faced by journalists in these nations according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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