Australia vs Switzerland: Press freedom

Australia
2
in 2016
Switzerland
2
in 2016
Australia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

Press freedom over time

  • Australia
  • Switzerland
00.511.52197919972016

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Globally, Australia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Press freedom
Source
Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 6,417 data points, 1979–2016
Last refreshed

Based on the classification and data by Freedom House. It captures the legal, political, and economic environment of the press.