Benin: 4.1-point gain on the 2023 RSF index
Benin scores 52.4/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #112 globally. Freedom House rates it Partly Free (61/100). Context: pop 11.8 million, GDP $14.39B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
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2023
Bhutan’s RSF score fell to 59.3 in 2023
Bhutan scores 59.3/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #90 globally. Freedom House rates it Partly Free (63/100). Context: pop 727K, GDP $2.45B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Austria: RSF 77.3 and Freedom House Free (93/100)
Austria scores 77.3/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #29 globally. Freedom House rates it Free (93/100). Context: pop 8.9 million, GDP $446.31B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Azerbaijan on RSF and Freedom House: 39.9/100 and 7/100
Azerbaijan scores 39.9/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #151 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (7/100). Context: pop 10.0 million, GDP $39.21B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Bahamas: 12 years classified Free by Freedom House
Bahamas is not rated by the RSF index; Freedom House classifies it as Free with a total score of 91/100. Context: pop 389K, GDP $12.83B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Bahrain: among the world’s most restricted press environments
Bahrain scores 30.6/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #171 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (12/100). Context: pop 1.5 million, GDP $38.57B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Bangladesh: lost 14.0 points on the RSF index (2019–2023)
Bangladesh scores 35.3/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #163 globally. Freedom House rates it Partly Free (40/100). Context: pop 167.3 million, GDP $302.57B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Afghanistan press freedom is down 23.7 points since 2019
Afghanistan scores 39.8/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #152 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (6/100). Context: pop 38.0 million, GDP $19.10B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Albania’s 4-year RSF trajectory: 70.2 to 57.9/100
Albania scores 57.9/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #96 globally. Freedom House rates it Partly Free (68/100). Context: pop 2.9 million, GDP $15.28B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Algeria: 12 years classified Not Free by Freedom House
Algeria scores 45.7/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #136 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (32/100). Context: pop 43.1 million, GDP $169.99B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk