According to the Freedom House Index, Canada occupied first place in the internet freedom index among the selected countries in the Americas, with 88 out of 100 index points in 2022. Costa Rica followed with 85 index points, while Cuba ranked last with 20 index points.
Degree of internet freedom in the Americas according to the Freedom House Index 2023, by country (index points)
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Freedom House. (September 27, 2023). Degree of internet freedom in the Americas according to the Freedom House Index 2023, by country (index points) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373370/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-latin-america/
Freedom House. "Degree of internet freedom in the Americas according to the Freedom House Index 2023, by country (index points)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373370/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-latin-america/
Freedom House. (2023). Degree of internet freedom in the Americas according to the Freedom House Index 2023, by country (index points). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373370/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-latin-america/
Freedom House. "Degree of Internet Freedom in The Americas According to The Freedom House Index 2023, by Country (Index Points)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373370/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-latin-america/
Freedom House, Degree of internet freedom in the Americas according to the Freedom House Index 2023, by country (index points) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373370/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-latin-america/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Degree of internet freedom in the Americas according to the Freedom House Index 2023, by country (index points) [Graph], Freedom House, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373370/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-latin-america/