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World Press Freedom Index, 2022–present

Reporters Without Borders overall score plus political, economic, legal, sociocultural, and safety contexts for all 14 countries.

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World Press Freedom Index, 2026

Reporters Without Borders score from 0 to 100; a higher value indicates a more favorable press-freedom environment. The current comparable methodology begins in 2022.

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Costa Rica has the highest value, 72.35; followed by Dominican Republic (69.73) and Uruguay (68.72).

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Indicator	Indicator group	Period	Year	Month	Record identifier	Frequency	Indicator key
Índice Mundial de Libertad de Prensa	índice general	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|costa-rica\|2022\|press_freedom_score	annual	press_freedom_score
Contexto político para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|costa-rica\|2022\|press_freedom_political_context	annual	press_freedom_political_context
Contexto económico para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|costa-rica\|2022\|press_freedom_economic_context	annual	press_freedom_economic_context
Marco legal para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|costa-rica\|2022\|press_freedom_legal_context	annual	press_freedom_legal_context
Contexto sociocultural para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|costa-rica\|2022\|press_freedom_social_context	annual	press_freedom_social_context
Seguridad de periodistas	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|costa-rica\|2022\|press_freedom_safety	annual	press_freedom_safety
Índice Mundial de Libertad de Prensa	índice general	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|dominican_republic\|2022\|press_freedom_score	annual	press_freedom_score
Contexto político para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|dominican_republic\|2022\|press_freedom_political_context	annual	press_freedom_political_context
Contexto económico para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|dominican_republic\|2022\|press_freedom_economic_context	annual	press_freedom_economic_context
Marco legal para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|dominican_republic\|2022\|press_freedom_legal_context	annual	press_freedom_legal_context
Contexto sociocultural para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|dominican_republic\|2022\|press_freedom_social_context	annual	press_freedom_social_context
Seguridad de periodistas	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|dominican_republic\|2022\|press_freedom_safety	annual	press_freedom_safety
Índice Mundial de Libertad de Prensa	índice general	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|uruguay\|2022\|press_freedom_score	annual	press_freedom_score
Contexto político para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|uruguay\|2022\|press_freedom_political_context	annual	press_freedom_political_context
Contexto económico para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|uruguay\|2022\|press_freedom_economic_context	annual	press_freedom_economic_context
Marco legal para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|uruguay\|2022\|press_freedom_legal_context	annual	press_freedom_legal_context
Contexto sociocultural para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|uruguay\|2022\|press_freedom_social_context	annual	press_freedom_social_context
Seguridad de periodistas	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|uruguay\|2022\|press_freedom_safety	annual	press_freedom_safety
Índice Mundial de Libertad de Prensa	índice general	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|ecuador\|2022\|press_freedom_score	annual	press_freedom_score
Contexto político para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|ecuador\|2022\|press_freedom_political_context	annual	press_freedom_political_context
Contexto económico para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|ecuador\|2022\|press_freedom_economic_context	annual	press_freedom_economic_context
Marco legal para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|ecuador\|2022\|press_freedom_legal_context	annual	press_freedom_legal_context
Contexto sociocultural para la libertad de prensa	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|ecuador\|2022\|press_freedom_social_context	annual	press_freedom_social_context
Seguridad de periodistas	contextos de la libertad de prensa	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|ecuador\|2022\|press_freedom_safety	annual	press_freedom_safety
Índice Mundial de Libertad de Prensa	índice general	2022	2022	Not applicable (annual)	rsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente\|panama\|2022\|press_freedom_score	annual	press_freedom_score

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Schema

Field	Type	Description
Country`country`	Text
Dataset`dataset_id`	Text
Record identifier`record_id`	Text
Period`period`	Date
Year`year`	Integer	May be empty.
Month`month`	Integer	May be empty.
Frequency`frequency`	Text	daily \| weekly \| monthly \| quarterly \| semiannual \| annual \| biennial \| edition
Indicator key`indicator_key`	Text
Indicator`indicator_name`	Text
Indicator group`indicator_group`	Text	May be empty.
Indicator direction`indicator_direction`	Text	higher_is_better \| higher_is_worse where the source direction has been explicitly reviewed.
Geography`geography_name`	Text	May be empty.
Geography level`geography_level`	Text	May be empty.
Sex`sex`	Text	Source-published sex dimension where available; Total is the aggregate.
Age`age`	Text	Source-published age dimension where available; Total is the aggregate.
Source-estimated`source_estimated`	Boolean	True when the source publishes a modeled or fractional disaggregation rather than a direct integer count.
Published rank`source_rank`	Integer	Source-published rank retained for context, not promoted as a trend measure.
Source edition`source_edition`	Text	Edition identifier published by the source.
Source action area`source_action_area`	Text	Source-published thematic or action area.
Source indicator identifier`source_indicator_id`	Text	Stable indicator identifier published by the source.
Publisher`publisher`	Text
Value`value`	Number	Published value after applying `unit_scale` (e.g. millions → units).
Unit`unit`	Text	Currency code, "index", "percent", "ratio" or a physical unit.
Published scale`unit_scale`	Text	Scale the source published in: units \| thousands \| millions \| billions.
Published value before conversion`source_value_text`	Text	Published numeric value before applying unit scale.
Published unit`source_unit`	Text	Original unit label, including index bases and currency scale.
Source link`source_url`	Text	May be empty.
Geography code`geography_code`	Text	May be empty.
Category`category`	Text	May be empty.
Breakdown code`category_key`	Text	Stable source dimension/category identities, separate from display labels.
Published dimensions`source_dimensions`	Text	Published dimension names and category labels, retained together for provenance.
Project identifier`project_id`	Text	May be empty.
Project`project_name`	Text	May be empty.
Agreement number`agreement_id`	Text	May be empty.
Published owner`owner_name`	Text	May be empty.
Status`status`	Text	May be empty.
Status detail`substatus`	Text	May be empty.
District`district`	Text	May be empty.
Locality`locality`	Text	May be empty.
Addressed hazard`hazard`	Text	May be empty.
Record cutoff date`source_cutoff`	Date	May be empty.
Snapshot date`snapshot_date`	Date	May be empty.
Record period basis`period_basis`	Text	Reporting month, fiscal year, row cutoff or publication date; these are different time concepts.
Start date`start_date`	Date	May be empty.
End date`end_date`	Date	May be empty.
Planned end date`planned_end_date`	Date	May be empty.
Published event date`source_event_date`	Date	May be empty.
Department`department`	Text	May be empty.
Province`province`	Text	May be empty.
Facility`facility_name`	Text	May be empty.
Facility ID`facility_id`	Text	May be empty.
Company`company_name`	Text	May be empty.
Company identifier`company_identifier`	Text	May be empty.
Economic activity`activity`	Text	May be empty.
Reported standard`regulatory_basis`	Text	May be empty.
Published period`source_period_label`	Text	May be empty.
Facility role`waste_role`	Text	May be empty.
Declared or estimated`waste_data_type`	Text	May be empty.
Waste treatment`waste_treatment`	Text	May be empty.
Destination facility`destination_facility`	Text	May be empty.
Destination company`destination_company`	Text	May be empty.
Destination municipality`destination_municipality`	Text	May be empty.
Estimated population (not additive)`reported_population`	Integer	Published stock denominator, repeated by week; never sum as population.
Alternative source estimate (not additive)`source_estimate_value`	Number	Alternative source estimate; do not add to the validated main measure.
Published record data and context`source_context`	Text	Original published environmental or statistical attributes.
Preliminary`preliminary`	Boolean	May be empty.
Source file`source_file`	Text

Traceability

Datasetrsf-libertad-prensa-2022-presente

CountryRegional

Backends3_catalog

TopicMacro indicators

ExperienceCharts and records

Data through2026

NormalizedOct 8, 2026

Rows420

Official source

Comparison limits

Each row is one period of one indicator; filter to a single indicator_key before charting, and read `unit` — indexes and percentages must not be summed.

Notices

RSF combines quantitative abuse data with expert questionnaires. Higher scores mean greater press freedom. The current methodology began in 2022, so earlier editions are intentionally excluded; future methodological revisions may still affect comparability. Source ranks are retained as metadata but are not promoted as trend measures because the comparison universe and ties can change. Scores describe the operating environment for journalism, not the safety of any individual writer.