World Press Freedom Index

The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of 180 countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002 based upon the assessment of the non-governmental organization as well as surveys of professionals around the world, of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year.[2][3][4] It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations, and netizens have in each country, and the efforts made by authorities to respect this freedom.[3] Reporters Without Borders notes that the WPFI only deals with press freedom and does not measure the quality of journalism in the countries it assesses, nor does it look at human rights violations in general.[2]

  1. ^ "RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025: economic fragility a leading threat to press freedom". Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b How the index was compiled Archived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Reporters Without Borders, 2013
  3. ^ a b "The Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders". Deutsche Welle. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ^ Allsop, Jon (7 May 2024). "The state of global press freedom in 10 numbers". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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