World Press Freedom Index 2025
♦ The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released the World Press Freedom Index 2025. ♦ A total of 180 countries are present in this index. India ranked 151st with a total score of 32.96 in the 2025 index in 2025, moving up 8 places from 159th last year (2024). ♦ Eritrea is at the bottom-most this year, followed by countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia, which experience a worrying deterioration of 80% of the economic score alongside persistent polarisation and repression. ♦ Top 10 Countries with the Best Press Freedom in 2025: Rank Country Global Score 1 Norway 92.31 2 Estonia 89.46 3 Netherlands 88.64 4 Sweden 88.13 5 Finland 87.18 6 Denmark 86.93 7 Ireland 86.92 8 Portugal 84.26 9 Switzerland 83.98 10 Czechia 83.96