From reporters san frontières:
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Rank | 40 | 53 | 39 | 52 | 40 | 35 |
| Total countries | 139 | 166 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 169 |
Unfortunately, no disaggregated scores are available. Similar trends to those seen in the Freedom House survey can be seen.