How Free Is the Press in the World’s Richest Countries – Page 6

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30. Italy
> GDP per capita: $39,073.42
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 68.2 – #58 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 76.6 – #27 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 59,449,527

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29. Malta
> GDP per capita: $39,979.70
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 61.5 – #78 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 69.5 – #37 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Security
> Population: 515,332

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28. Japan
> GDP per capita: $40,232.21
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 64.4 – #71 out of 180 (“problematic”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 71.1 – #33 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Security
> Population: 125,836,021

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27. Bahrain
> GDP per capita: $41,480.58
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 31.0 – #167 out of 180 (“very serious”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 38.9 – #49 out of 180 (“very serious”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 1,701,583

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26. France
> GDP per capita: $42,320.52
> Freedom of the press score in 2022: 78.5 – #26 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Freedom of the press score in 2021: 77.4 – #23 out of 180 (“satisfactory”)
> Worst area of press freedom: Economy
> Best area of press freedom: Social
> Population: 67,379,908

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