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World press freedom index 2014


Biggest rises and falls in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index

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The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom of information and its protagonists. The ranking of some countries has also been affected by a tendency to interpret national security needs in an overly broad and abusive manner to the detriment of the right to inform and be informed. This trend constitutes a growing threat worldwide and is even endangering freedom of information in countries regarded as democracies. Finland tops the index for the fourth year running, closely followed by Netherlands and Norway, like last year. At the other end of the index, the last three positions are again held by Turkmenistan, North Korea and Eritrea, three countries where freedom of information is non-existent. Despite occasional turbulence in the past year, these countries continue to be news and information black holes and living hells for the journalists who inhabit them. This year’s index covers 180 countries, one more than last year. The new entry, Belize, has been assigned an enviable position (29th). Cases of violence against journalists are rare in Belize but there were some problems: defamation suits involving demands for large amounts in damages, national security restrictions on implementation of the Freedom of Information Act and sometimes unfair management of broadcast frequencies. 
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  • 124Angola
  • 85Albania
  • 118United Arab Emirates
  • 55Argentina
  • 78Armenia
  • 28Australia
  • 12Austria
  • 160Azerbaijan
  • 142Burundi
  • 23Belgium
  • 75Benin
  • 52Burkina Faso
  • 146Bangladesh
  • 100Bulgaria
  • 66Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 157Belarus
  • 29Belize
  • 94Bolivia
  • 111Brazil
  • 117Brunei Darussalam
  • 92Bhutan
  • 41Botswana
  • 109Central African
  • 18Canada
  • 15Switzerland
  • 58Chile
  • 175China
  • 101Côte d'Ivoire
  • 131Cameroon
  • 151The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
  • 82Republic of the Congo
  • 126Colombia
  • 21Costa Rica
  • 170Cuba
  • 83Cyprus North
  • 25Cyprus
  • 13Czech Republic
  • 14Germany
  • 169Djibouti
  • 7Denmark
  • 68Dominican Republic
  • 121Algeria
  • 95Ecuador
  • 159Egypt
  • 180Eritrea
  • 35Spain
  • 11Estonia
  • 143Ethiopia
  • 1Finland
  • 107Fiji
  • 39France
  • 98Gabon
  • 33United Kingdom
  • 84Georgia
  • 27Ghana
  • 102Guinea
  • 155Gambia
  • 86Guinea-Bissau
  • 168Equatorial Guinea
  • 99Greece
  • 125Guatemala
  • 67Guyana
  • 129Honduras
  • 65Croatia
  • 47Haiti
  • 64Hungary
  • 132Indonesia
  • 140India
  • 16Ireland
  • 173Islamic Republic of Iran
  • 153Iraq
  • 8Iceland
  • 96Israel
  • 49Italy
  • 17Jamaica
  • 141Jordan
  • 59Japan
  • 161Kazakhstan
  • 90Kenya
  • 97Kyrgyzstan
  • 144Cambodia
  • 57Republic of Korea
  • 91Kuwait
  • 171Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 106Lebanon
  • 89Liberia
  • 137Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • 165Sri Lanka
  • 74Lesotho
  • 32Lithuania
  • 4Luxembourg
  • 37Latvia
  • 136Morocco
  • 56Republic of Moldova
  • 81Madagascar
  • 152Mexico
  • 123The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  • 122Mali
  • 145Burma
  • 114Montenegro
  • 88Mongolia
  • 79Mozambique
  • 60Mauritania
  • 73Malawi
  • 147Malaysia
  • 22Namibia
  • 48Niger
  • 112Nigeria
  • 71Nicaragua
  • 2Netherlands
  • 3Norway
  • 120Nepal
  • 9New Zealand
  • 134Oman
  • 158Pakistan
  • 87Panama
  • 104Peru
  • 149Philippines
  • 44Papua New Guinea
  • 19Poland
  • 179DPRK
  • 30Portugal
  • 105Paraguay
  • 113Qatar
  • 45Romania
  • 148Russian Federation
  • 162Rwanda
  • 164Saudi Arabia
  • 172Sudan
  • 119South Sudan
  • 62Senegal
  • 72Sierra Leone
  • 38El Salvador
  • 176Somalia
  • 54Serbia
  • 31Suriname
  • 20Slovakia
  • 34Slovenia
  • 10Sweden
  • 156Swaziland
  • 177Syrian Arab Republic
  • 139Chad
  • 76Togo
  • 130Thailand
  • 115Tajikistan
  • 178Turkmenistan
  • 77Timor-Leste
  • 43Trinidad and Tobago
  • 133Tunisia
  • 154Turkey
  • 50Taiwan
  • 69United Republic Of Tanzania
  • 110Uganda
  • 127Ukraine
  • 26Uruguay
  • 46United States
  • 166Uzbekistan
  • 116Venezuela
  • 174Vietnam
  • 138Palestine
  • 167Yemen
  • 42South Africa
  • 93Zambia
  • 135Zimbabwe
  • 108Maldives
  • 63Tonga
  • 40Samoa
  • 24Cape Verde
  • 36Antigua and Barbuda
  • 51Malta
  • 53Comoros
  • 61Hong Kong
  • 70Mauritius
  • 80Kosovo
  • 103Seychelles
  • 150Singapore
  • 163Bahrain
  • 6Liechtenstein
  • 5AndorraMethodology

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