Press freedom index in the CIS 2024, by country

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.