Where do we stand today

Reporters Without Borders - World Press Freedom Index 2009 World Press Freedom Index 2009 - The rankings

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1 Denmark 62 Botswana 2 Finland 63 Liberia 3 Ireland 64 Malawi 4 Norway 65 Serbia 5 Sweden 66 Tanzania 6 Estonia 67 Togo 7 Netherlands 68 Bulgaria 8 Switzerland 69 South Korea 9 Iceland 70 Bhutan 10 Lithuania 71 Brazil 11 Belgium 72 Benin 12 Malta 73 Seychelles 13 Austria 74 Timor-Leste 14 Latvia 75 Kosovo 15 New Zealand 76 Nicaragua 16 Australia 77 Montenegro 17 Japan 78 Croatia 18 Germany 79 El Salvador 19 Canada 80 Central African Republic 20 Luxembourg 81 Georgia 21 United Kingdom 82 Comoros 22  United States 83 Mozambique 23 Jamaica 84 Ecuador 24 Czech Republic 85 Peru 25 Cyprus 86 Uganda 26 Hungary 87 UAE 27 Ghana 88 Albania 28 Trinidad and Tobago 89 Senegal 29 Uruguay 90 Ukraine 30 Costa Rica 91 Mongolia 31 Mali 92 Guinea-Bissau 32 Portugal 93 Israel (Israeli territory) 33 South Africa 94 Qatar 34 Macedonia 95 Bolivia 35 Greece 96 Kenya 36 Namibia 97 Zambia 37 Poland 98 Dominican Republic 38 Slovenia 99 Lesotho 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 Guinea 40 Chile 101 Indonesia 41 Guyana 102 Mauritania 42 Surinam 103 Burundi 43 France 104 Côte d’Ivoire 44 Cape Verde 105 India 45 Slovakia 106 Guatemala 46 Spain 107 Oman 47 Argentina 108 United States of America (extra-territories) 48 Hong Kong 109 Cameroon 49 Italy 110 Djibouti 50 Romania 111 Armenia 51 Cyprus (North) 112 Jordan 52 Maldives 113 Tajikistan 53 Mauritius 114 Moldova 54 Paraguay 115 Sierra Leone 55 Panama 116 Congo 56 Papua New Guinea 117 Cambodia 57 Burkina Faso 118 Nepal 58 Haiti 119 Angola 59 Taiwan 120 Bahrain 60 Kuwait 121 Bangladesh 61 Lebanon 122 Philippines

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