Reporters Without Borders' press freedom index in Belarus reached 26.8 points in 2024, having ranked 167th out of 180 countries worldwide. The index score decreased from 37.17 points in the previous year, which indicated a deterioration of the press freedom situation in the 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:
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Reporters Without Borders. (May 3, 2024). Press freedom index in Belarus from 2022 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238610/belarus-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press freedom index in Belarus from 2022 to 2024." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238610/belarus-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. (2024). Press freedom index in Belarus from 2022 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238610/belarus-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press Freedom Index in Belarus from 2022 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238610/belarus-press-freedom-index/
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Press freedom index in Belarus from 2022 to 2024 [Graph], Reporters Without Borders, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238610/belarus-press-freedom-index/