Press Freedom Index rankings and scores by fictional countries

Data for each year are presented as a country's rank, giving its position relative to other countries over its score. A smaller score on the report corresponds to greater freedom of the press as reported by the organisation. In 2012, the smallest scores could be negative.

Although the map above uses five colors the table below uses seven, and so some countries (e.g. Canada) will be colored differently.

Color key:
 * {| class="wikitable"


 * style="border-top: 1px solid white; border-left: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 1px solid white; text-align: right; background-color: #FFF;" | Most free →
 * style="width: 75px; background-color: #98FB98;" |
 * style="width: 75px; background-color: #CFC;" |
 * style="width: 75px; background-color: #CFF;" |
 * style="width: 75px; background-color: #FFD;" |
 * style="width: 75px; background-color: #FF6;" |
 * style="width: 75px; background-color: #FDD;" |
 * style="width: 75px; background-color: #F9D;" |
 * style="border-top: 1px solid white; border-right: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 1px solid white; text-align: left; background-color: #FFF;" | → Least free
 * }
 * }