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Democracies thrive on freedom of speech and right to expression, and a country’s press plays a huge role in spreading awareness regarding a plethora of issues plaguing the country.
The downside of freedom of press is that agenda-based media is using this platform for their individual gains. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2019, Pakistan has been ranked at a poor 116th place out of 140 countries in the freedom of press rankings.
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India, with scores of 45.7 and 54.3, is only two spots above Pakistan – scores of 45.8 and 54.2 – in value and overall score respectively.
While the European countries are expectedly included in the top 10, countries like Jamaica, Costa Rica, and New Zealand are also rated highly.
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Here are the top 10 countries in terms of freedom of the press in the world:
Rank | Country | Value (1-100) – 100 is Worst | Score (0-100) – 100 is Best |
1 | Norway | 7.8 | 92.2 |
2 | Finland | 7.9 | 92.1 |
3 | Sweden | 8.3 | 91.7 |
4 | Netherlands | 8.6 | 91.4 |
5 | Denmark | 9.9 | 90.1 |
6 | Switzerland | 10.5 | 89.5 |
7 | New Zealand | 10.8 | 89.3 |
8 | Jamaica | 11.1 | 88.9 |
9 | Belgium | 12.1 | 87.9 |
10 | Costa Rica | 12.2 | 87.8 |
The scores have been taken from the World Press Freedom Index and interestingly, China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and Iran are all listed at the bottom of the table.
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