Special Report
How Free Is the Press in the World's Richest Countries
May 18, 2022 7:00 pm
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40. Hungary
> GDP per capita: $31,098.40
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 59.8 – #85 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 68.2 – #39 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Security
> Population: 9,750,149
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39. Portugal
> GDP per capita: $31,961.78
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 87.1 – #7 out of 180 (“good”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 89.9 – #7 out of 180 (“good”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 10,297,081
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38. Poland
> GDP per capita: $32,398.70
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 65.6 – #66 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 71.2 – #32 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Politics
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 37,899,070
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37. Estonia
> GDP per capita: $35,257.16
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 88.8 – #4 out of 180 (“good”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 84.8 – #12 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Security
> Population: 1,329,479
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36. Spain
> GDP per capita: $36,210.87
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 76.7 – #32 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 79.6 – #21 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Security
> Population: 47,363,419
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