World Press Freedom Index 2023
According to Reporters Without Borders' (RSF's) most recent report, India's position in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has dropped to 161 out of 180 nations. RSF is a global NGO whose stated objective is to protect and promote press freedom. It has consultative status with the UN and its headquarters are in Paris.
Objectives: The objective of the World Press Freedom Index, which it publishes annually, "is to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories" over the course of the previous calendar year.
Top three countries Bottom three countries
1.Norway 180. North Korea
2. Ireland 179. China
3. Denmark 178. Vietnam
India (161), in 2022, India was ranked at 150
World Press Freedom Day (3 May)
