Press freedom index in El Salvador 2015-2023
countries with the worst press freedom index 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 El Salvador stood at 51.36, down more than 20 points from the 76.34-score recorded in 2015. As a result, the Central American nation was among the 10