Democracy Vista
📰

Expression and Information
Rankings

Global performance index based on expression and information assessment metrics across 154 nations.

🇨🇭

Switzerland

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.9
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🇩🇰

Denmark

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.9
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🇮🇪

Ireland

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.9
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🇳🇴

Norway

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.9
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🇪🇪

Estonia

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.8
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🇫🇮

Finland

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.8
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🇵🇹

Portugal

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.8
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🇸🇪

Sweden

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.8
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🇨🇦

Canada

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.7
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🇱🇺

Luxembourg

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.7
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🇳🇿

New Zealand

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.7
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🇧🇪

Belgium

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.6
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🇩🇪

Germany

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.6
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🇫🇷

France

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.6
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🇬🇧

United Kingdom

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.6
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🇨🇷

Costa Rica

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.5
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🇳🇱

Netherlands

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.5
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🇨🇱

Chile

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.1
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🇦🇺

Australia

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

9.0
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🇨🇻

Cape Verde

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.9
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🇹🇹

Trinidad and Tobago

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.9
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🇺🇸

United States

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.9
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🇦🇹

Austria

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.8
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🇨🇾

Cyprus

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.8
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🇯🇵

Japan

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.8
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🇪🇸

Spain

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.7
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🇮🇸

Iceland

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.7
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🇮🇹

Italy

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.7
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🇯🇲

Jamaica

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.7
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🇹🇼

Taiwan

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.6
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🇱🇹

Lithuania

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.5
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🇱🇻

Latvia

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.5
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🇺🇾

Uruguay

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.5
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🇲🇹

Malta

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.4
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🇸🇨

Seychelles

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.3
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🇸🇰

Slovakia

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.2
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🇰🇷

South Korea

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.1
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🇬🇷

Greece

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

8.0
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🇧🇧

Barbados

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

7.9
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🇮🇱

Israel

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

7.9
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🇭🇷

Croatia

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

7.5
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🇸🇮

Slovenia

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

7.4
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🇵🇦

Panama

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

7.3
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🇲🇺

Mauritius

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

7.2
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🇵🇱

Poland

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

7.2
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🇩🇴

Dominican Republic

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

7.1
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🇵🇪

Peru

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

7.1
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🇿🇦

South Africa

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

7.1
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🇦🇷

Argentina

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.9
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🇸🇷

Suriname

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.9
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🇬🇭

Ghana

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.8
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🇧🇷

Brazil

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.7
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🇧🇼

Botswana

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.7
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🇨🇴

Colombia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.7
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🇷🇴

Romania

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.7
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🇧🇬

Bulgaria

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.6
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🇦🇲

Armenia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.5
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🇪🇨

Ecuador

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.5
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🇲🇪

Montenegro

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.5
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🇲🇰

North Macedonia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.3
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🇲🇳

Mongolia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.3
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🇸🇳

Senegal

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.3
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🇬🇾

Guyana

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.2
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🇲🇩

Moldova

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.2
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🇧🇴

Bolivia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.1
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🇱🇷

Liberia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.1
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🇰🇪

Kenya

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.0
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🇳🇵

Nepal

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

6.0
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🇬🇹

Guatemala

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.9
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🇲🇼

Malawi

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.9
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🇲🇾

Malaysia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.9
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🇵🇾

Paraguay

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.9
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🇧🇹

Bhutan

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.8
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🇮🇩

Indonesia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.8
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🇵🇬

Papua New Guinea

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.8
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🇫🇯

Fiji

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.7
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🇬🇪

Georgia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.7
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🇭🇺

Hungary

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.7
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🇱🇰

Sri Lanka

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.7
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🇱🇸

Lesotho

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.7
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🇸🇱

Sierra Leone

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.7
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🇦🇱

Albania

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.6
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🇧🇦

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.6
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🇲🇽

Mexico

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.6
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🇳🇬

Nigeria

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.6
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🇧🇯

Benin

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.5
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🇿🇲

Zambia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.5
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🇸🇬

Singapore

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.3
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🇹🇳

Tunisia

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.3
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🇭🇳

Honduras

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

5.2
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🇹🇿

Tanzania

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

4.9
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🇮🇳

India

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.4
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🇱🇧

Lebanon

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.4
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🇵🇭

Philippines

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.4
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🇷🇸

Serbia

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.4
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🇺🇦

Ukraine

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.4
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🇹🇬

Togo

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.3
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🇹🇭

Thailand

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.3
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🇮🇶

Iraq

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.2
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🇲🇬

Madagascar

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.2
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🇯🇴

Jordan

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.1
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🇰🇬

Kyrgyzstan

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.1
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🇲🇷

Mauritania

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.1
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🇰🇲

Comoros

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.0
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🇬🇦

Gabon

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

4.0
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🇲🇿

Mozambique

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.9
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🇦🇴

Angola

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.8
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🇲🇦

Morocco

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.8
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🇸🇻

El Salvador

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.8
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🇺🇬

Uganda

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.8
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🇭🇰

Hong Kong

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.7
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🇲🇱

Mali

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.7
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🇳🇪

Niger

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.7
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🇵🇰

Pakistan

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.7
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🇹🇷

Turkey

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.7
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🇬🇼

Guinea-Bissau

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.6
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🇰🇿

Kazakhstan

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.6
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🇨🇫

Central African Republic

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.5
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🇩🇯

Djibouti

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.5
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🇪🇹

Ethiopia

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.5
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🇴🇲

Oman

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.5
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🇿🇼

Zimbabwe

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.5
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🇧🇫

Burkina Faso

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.4
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🇨🇬

Republic of the Congo

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.4
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🇩🇿

Algeria

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.4
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🇬🇳

Guinea

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.4
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🇰🇼

Kuwait

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.4
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🇧🇩

Bangladesh

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.3
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🇨🇲

Cameroon

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.3
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🇭🇹

Haiti

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.3
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🇷🇼

Rwanda

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.3
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🇹🇩

Chad

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.2
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🇧🇭

Bahrain

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.1
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🇰🇭

Cambodia

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.1
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🇱🇾

Libya

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.1
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🇦🇿

Azerbaijan

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.0
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🇪🇬

Egypt

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.0
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🇳🇮

Nicaragua

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.0
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🇶🇦

Qatar

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.0
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🇸🇩

Sudan

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.0
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🇻🇪

Venezuela

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

3.0
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🇦🇪

United Arab Emirates

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.9
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🇸🇴

Somalia

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.9
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🇸🇿

Eswatini

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.9
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🇹🇯

Tajikistan

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.7
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🇾🇪

Yemen

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.7
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🇧🇮

Burundi

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.6
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🇸🇦

Saudi Arabia

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.6
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🇷🇺

Russia

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.5
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🇨🇳

China

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.4
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🇧🇾

Belarus

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.3
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🇱🇦

Laos

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

2.2
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🇮🇷

Iran

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

1.9
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🇸🇾

Syria

High systemic censorship and severe restrictions on expression.

1.3
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