Palestine scores 37.9/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #156 globally.
RSF Score37.86Global rank #156
Freedom StatusUnassessed—
GDP—World Bank data
Population—National total
2023 Press Freedom Scorecard
Overall score and global position
In the 2023 World Press Freedom Index, Palestine scores 37.86 out of 100 and ranks #156 globally — one of the most restricted press environments in the world.
37.9 / 100
Composite index comparison
RSF Overall (Reporters Without Borders)37.9 / 100
Press freedom score — higher is freer.
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem 1948)41.0 / 100
Academic press-freedom index from the Varieties of Democracy project (0–1 rescaled to 0–100).
Five-year RSF trend
Over 2019–2023, Palestine moved from 55.32 to 37.86 on the RSF scale (a decline of 17.46 points). The lowest recorded score was 28.98 and the highest was 56.82.
Year-over-year RSF movement
Palestine's biggest single-year RSF movement in the 2019–2023 window was a loss of 27.84 points between 2021 (56.82) and 2022 (28.98).
| Years | From | To | Δ score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 → 2020 | 55.32 | 55.91 | ▲ 0.59 |
| 2020 → 2021 | 55.91 | 56.82 | ▲ 0.91 |
| 2021 → 2022 | 56.82 | 28.98 | ▼ -27.84 |
| 2022 → 2023 | 28.98 | 37.86 | ▲ 8.88 |