Iraq vs Libya: Press Freedom Index

Iraq
55.57
in 2021
Libya
55.73
in 2021
Iraq rank
18th
Libya rank
16th

Press Freedom Index over time

  • Iraq
  • Libya
0204060201320172021

How they compare

Libya currently reports 55.73 against 55.57 in Iraq, a difference of 0.16.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 18th and Libya ranks 16th of 177 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Press Freedom Index
Source
Reporters sans Frontieres (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
177 places, 1,591 data points, 2013–2021
Last refreshed

The index combines expert estimates with data on violence against journalists. It ranges from 0-100 (no freedom).