Ireland vs Portugal: Press freedom

Ireland
2
in 2016
Portugal
2
in 2016
Ireland rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Press freedom over time

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
00.511.52197919972016

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

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

Globally, Ireland ranks 1st and Portugal 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
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Based on the classification and data by Freedom House. It captures the legal, political, and economic environment of the press.