How Free Is the Press in the World’s Richest Countries – Page 3

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45. Turkey
> GDP per capita: $28,393.47
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 41.3 – #149 out of 180 (“difficult”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 50.2 – #46 out of 180 (“difficult”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 84,339,067

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44. Romania
> GDP per capita: $28,870.93
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 68.5 – #56 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 75.1 – #30 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 19,257,520

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43. Oman
> GDP per capita: $29,502.06
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 36.0 – #163 out of 180 (“very serious”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 56.6 – #44 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Legislation
> Best area of press freedom: Security
> Population: 5,106,622

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42. Latvia
> GDP per capita: $30,100.27
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 79.2 – #22 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 80.7 – #17 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 1,900,449

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41. Slovakia
> GDP per capita: $30,509.77
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 78.4 – #27 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 77.0 – #24 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 5,458,827

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