Russia press freedom index 2024

Reporters Without Borders' press freedom index in Russia in 2024 was recorded at 29.86 points, having decreased compared to the previous year. That corresponded to a deterioration of the media freedom situation, according to the index methodology. Thus, Russia was placed 162nd in the global ranking of 180 countries and one of the lowest in Europe. Furthermore, Freedom House ranked freedom on the internet in Russia at 21 out of 100 points in 2023, where 100 points referred to the highest degree of internet freedom.

Press freedom index in Russia from 2022 to 2024

Characteristic	Index score (0-100)
2024	29.86
2023	34.77
2022	38.82

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Release date

May 2024

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Russia

Survey time period

2022 to 2024

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the "methodology defines press freedom as “the effective possibility for journalists, as individuals and as groups, to select, produce and disseminate news and information in the public interest, independently from political, economic, legal and social interference, and without threats to their physical and mental safety.” In order to reflect press freedom’s complexity, five new indicators are now used to compile the Index: the political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and security. The Index’s rankings are based on a score ranging from 0 to 100 that is assigned to each country or territory, with 100 being the best possible score (the highest possible level of press freedom) and 0 the worst" as follows:

85-100 points: Good situation

70-85 points: Satisfactory situation

55-70 points: Problematic situation

40-55 points: Difficult situation

0-40 points: Very serious situation.

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