Press freedom index in Chile 2015-2024
top 10 countries with the best press freedom index scores in Latin America and the Caribbean. 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 2024, the press freedom index of Chile increased to 67.32, from 60.09 in 2022. This put the South American nation below the