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India is now the worst-ranked of its peer democracies on press freedom

2026 RSF ranks: India 157, Turkey 159 (essentially tied), Hungary 70, Brazil 80, South Africa 38. India and Turkey have moved together; the others have stayed roughly stable or improved. South Africa is the only peer that improved materially over the period.

The relevant comparison set for Indian press freedom is now Turkey, not Brazil or South Africa.

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This is one of 36 standing analyses drawn from the Some Perspective dataset. It is not dated commentary: it describes a relationship in the data that holds across the series, and it is regenerated whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. The figures quoted here reflect the 2026-08-15 data vintage.

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Raman, V.S. Some Perspective: India's Economic Transformation. someperspective.info · CC BY 4.0 · data vintage 2026-08-15. Cite & download · All analyses