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Rankings in Global Index · 9.1 Human Rights and Transparency

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2169.1 Human Rights and Transparency

Press Freedom Index (Freedom House)

Does not meet

The criterion is not established.

Mexico’s last available result in Freedom House’s Freedom of the Press series was Not Free, with a score of 64 out of 100 in 2017. Under that historical scale, a higher score indicated less press freedom.

The series was discontinued after 2017, so the result must be treated as historical evidence rather than a current measurement. Contemporary assessments by Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders use different methodologies, but they consistently indicate persistent restrictions on press freedom, expression, and digital journalism in Mexico.

Sources (7): the documents that support the traffic light
  1. Mexico - RSF (Reporters Without Borders country profile) (Document · 2024)
  2. Freedom House. (2017). Freedom of the Press 2017: Mexico. Refworld (Report)
  3. Freedom House. (2017). Freedom of the Press 2017: Mexico. Refworld (Report)
  4. Freedom House. (2017). Freedom of the Press research methodology (Report)
  5. Freedom House. (2025). Mexico: Freedom on the Net 2025 (Report)
  6. Freedom House. (2026). Mexico: Freedom in the World 2026 (Report)
  7. Freedom House. (s. f.). Publication archives: Freedom of the Press (Report)

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Traffic light
Does not meetcoded on 15-09-2026 · Complete / validated
International support
No
Indicator score
0.00 out of a possible 1.25
Weight in the index
0.48 %
What it means
There is no evidence that the criterion is met. Rules.
In the dimension
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