| Africa (Score, 0=Complete Freedom, 100=No Freedom at all in 2012) |
Eritrea is the top country by press freedom index among 53 countries. As of 2012, press freedom index in Eritrea was 142 score, 0=complete freedom, 100=no freedom at all that accounts for 6.15% of total press freedom index. The top 5 countries (others are Sudan, Egypt, Somalia, and Equatorial Guinea) account for 22.30% of it. The total press freedom index was estimated at 2,307.3 score, 0=complete freedom, 100=no freedom at all in 2012.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Eritrea | 142 | RSF |
| Sudan | 100.75 | RSF |
| Egypt | 97.5 | RSF |
| Somalia | 88.33 | RSF |
| Equatorial Guinea | 86 | RSF |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 83.5 | RSF |
| Djibouti | 83.5 | RSF |
| Rwanda | 81 | RSF |
| Libya | 77.5 | RSF |
| Malawi | 68 | RSF |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 67.67 | RSF |
| Eswatini | 67 | RSF |
| Gambia | 65.5 | RSF |
| Uganda | 64 | RSF |
| Morocco | 63.29 | RSF |
| Tunisia | 60.25 | RSF |
| Angola | 58.43 | RSF |
| Burundi | 57.75 | RSF |
| Ethiopia | 56.6 | RSF |
| Nigeria | 56.4 | RSF |
| Algeria | 56 | RSF |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | RSF |
| South Sudan | 41.25 | RSF |
| Liberia | 40.5 | RSF |
| Chad | 37.67 | RSF |
| Gabon | 36.5 | RSF |
| Cameroon | 35 | RSF |
| Benin | 31 | RSF |
| Congo | 30.38 | RSF |
| Guinea | 30 | RSF |
| Zambia | 30 | RSF |
| Kenya | 29.5 | RSF |
| Madagascar | 29.5 | RSF |
| Togo | 28.5 | RSF |
| Guinea Bissau | 26 | RSF |
| Senegal | 26 | RSF |
| Seychelles | 25 | RSF |
| Burkina Faso | 23.33 | RSF |
| Mauritania | 22.2 | RSF |
| Mozambique | 21.5 | RSF |
| Lesotho | 21 | RSF |
| Sierra Leone | 21 | RSF |
| Central African Republic | 20 | RSF |
| Mauritius | 17 | RSF |
| Comoros | 13 | RSF |
| Botswana | 12 | RSF |
| South Africa | 12 | RSF |
| Ghana | 11 | RSF |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 6 | RSF |
| Niger | 2.5 | RSF |
| Mali | 0 | RSF |
| Namibia | -2 | RSF |
| Cabo Verde | -6 | RSF |
| World Rankings |
| International Property Rights Index | 4.7 Score, 10=Highest property rights, 0=Lowest property rights in 2013 | PRA |
| Knowledge Economy Index | 2 timeseries |
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