| Independence and pluralism |
| Level of restrictions on the media during COVID | V-Dem Institute Pandemic Violations of Democratic Standards Index (2020) |
| Extent to which media accept payments to alter coverage | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| Government censorship of media | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| Self-censorship among journalists on issues the government considers politically sensitive | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| Extent of freedom of opinion and expression in society | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| The number of major media outlets that routinely criticize the government | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| Media bias against opposition parties or candidates | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| How common and normal critcism of government is as part of public political dialogue | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| The level of media pluralism | AFD, CEPII and MEF.Institutional Profiles Database (2016) |
| Extent to which major media represent a wide range of political perspectives | International IDEA Global State of Democracy (2019) |
| Freedom of access to cable/satellite | AFD, CEPII and MEF.Institutional Profiles Database (2016) |
| Freedom of access to foreign newspapers | AFD, CEPII and MEF.Institutional Profiles Database (2016) |
| Safety |
| The number of journalists killed in 2020 | Committee to Protect Journalists |
