Data collected in 2011 in 133 countries.
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Do the media in this country have a lot of freedom, or not?"
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Highest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country
This ranking shows the countries worldwide with the highest perceived degree of media freedom in 2011. Ghana is the sole sub-Saharan representative in this ranking, with 93 percent of its adult citizens considering their press as free. Freedom House also recognizes the Ghanaian press among the most free in Africa.
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Highest perceived degree of media freedom worldwide in 2011, by country [Graph], Gallup, March 28, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/221633/highest-perceived-degree-of-media-freedom-by-country/