This ranking shows the countries worldwide with the lowest perceived degree of media freedom in 2011, despite legal or constitutional provisions that guarantee freedom of the press or speech in most of them. In Gabon, more than 70 percent of the citizens felt that the freedom of the press was not being respected.
Lowest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country
Data collected in 2011 in 133 countries.
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Do the media in this country have a lot of freedom, or not?"
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Gallup. (March 28, 2012). Lowest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221632/lowest-perceived-degree-of-media-freedom-by-country/
Gallup. "Lowest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country." Chart. March 28, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221632/lowest-perceived-degree-of-media-freedom-by-country/
Gallup. (2012). Lowest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221632/lowest-perceived-degree-of-media-freedom-by-country/
Gallup. "Lowest Perceived Degree of Media Freedom Worldwide in 2011, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221632/lowest-perceived-degree-of-media-freedom-by-country/
Gallup, Lowest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221632/lowest-perceived-degree-of-media-freedom-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Lowest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country [Graph], Gallup, March 28, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221632/lowest-perceived-degree-of-media-freedom-by-country/
