Press Freedom in Sub-Saharan
Africa
321,700,000 By Population
in Not Free
countries
(42%)
347,900,000
in Partly Free
countries
(45%)
97,000,000
in Free
countries
(13%)
By Country
19
Partly Free
countries
(39%)
21
Not Free
(44%)
8
Free
countries
(17%)
Press Freedom in The Americas
By Population
491,900,000
in
Partly Free
countries
(55%)
362,350,000
in
Free
countries
(41%)
38,300,000
in
Not Free
countries
(4%)
By Country
17
Free
countries
(48%)
16
Partly Free
countries
(46%)
2
Not Free
countries
(6%)
Press Freedom in Asia-Pacific
By Population
1,543,400,00
0
in
Partly Free
countries
(42%)
1,872,200,00
0
in
Not Free
countries
(51%)
238,040,000
in
Free
countries
(7%)
By Country
14
Not Free
countries
(35%)
16
Free
countries
(40%)
10
Partly Free
countries
(25%)
Press Freedom in
Middle East/North Africa
By Population
340,200,000
in
Not Free
countries
(96%)
6,600,000 in
Partly Free
countries
(2%)
7,200,000
in Free
countries
(2%)
By Country
16
Not Free
countries
(84%)
2
Partly Free
countries
(11%)
1
Free
country
(5%)Press Freedom in Western Europe
By Population
404,100,000
in
Free
countries
(85%)
0
in
Not Free
countries
(0%)
73,700,000
in
Partly Free
countries
(15%)
By Country
24
Free
countries
(96%)
1
Partly Free
country
(4%)
0
in
Not Free
countries
(0%)
Press Freedom in Central and
Eastern Europe/Former Soviet
Union
By Population
72,900,000
in
Free
countries
(18%)
104,100,000
in
Partly Free
countries
(26%)
226,500,000
in
Not Free
countries
(56%)
By Country 10
Not Free
countries
(36%)
8
Free
countries
(28%)
10
Partly Free
countries
(36%)
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS 2007
Table of Global Press Freedom Rankings
Rank 2007 Country Rating Status
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS 2007
Press Freedom Rankings by Region
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Rank 2007 Country Rating Status
1 Israel 29 Free
2 Kuwait 56 Partly Free
3 Lebanon 59 Partly Free
4 Jordan 61 Not Free
5 Algeria 62 Not Free
Egypt 62 Not Free
Morocco 62 Not Free
8 Qatar 63 Not Free
9 United Arab Emirates 68 Not Free
10 Iraq 70 Not Free
11 Bahrain 71 Not Free
Oman 71 Not Free
13 Yemen 80 Not Free
14 Saudi Arabia 82 Not Free
15 Syria 83 Not Free
Tunisia 83 Not Free
17 Israeli-Occupied Territories /
Palestinian Authority
84 Not Free
Iran 84 Not Free
19 Libya 96 Not Free
Status Number of countries Percentage of total
Free 1 5%
Partly Free 2 11%
Not Free 16 84%
TOTAL 19 100%
Source: Freedom House
