Russia press freedom index 2023

Reporters Without Borders' press freedom index in Russia in 2023 was recorded at 34.77 points, marking a decrease compared to the previous year. That corresponded to a deterioration of the media freedom situation, according to the index methodology. Thus, Russia was placed 164th in the global ranking of 180 countries. Furthermore, Freedom House ranked freedom on the internet in Russia at 23 out of 100 points in 2022, where 100 points referred to the highest degree of internet freedom.

Press freedom index in Russia from 2013 to 2023

Characteristic	Index score (0-100)
2023	34.77
2022	38.82
2021	51.29
2020	51.08
2019	49.69
2018	50.04
2017	50.55
2016	50.97
2015	55.03
2014	57.22
2013	56.58

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Supplementary notes

According to the source, "the new methodology defines press freedom as “the effective possibility for journalists, as individuals and as groups, to select, produce and disseminate news and information in the public interest, independently from political, economic, legal and social interference, and without threats to their physical and mental safety.” In order to reflect press freedom’s complexity, five new indicators are now used to compile the Index: the political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and security. The Index’s rankings are based on a score ranging from 0 to 100 that is assigned to each country or territory, with 100 being the best possible score (the highest possible level of press freedom) and 0 the worst."

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