Press freedom index in Nicaragua 2015-2023
worst press freedom index among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023. The indicator presents an overview of the plurality and independence of the media and how safe and free it is for journalists to do their job, with lower scores indicating a worse situation for the press and higher scores a better one.
In 2023, the press freedom index of Nicaragua stood at 37.09, down almost 39 points from the 75.99-score recorded in 2015. With the decline, the Central American nation had the third-