St Vincent and the Grenadines ranked 2nd in the OECS for press freedom in 2016.
Freedom House In its 2016 report on press freedom says, the share of the world’s population that enjoys a Free press stood at just 13 percent, meaning fewer than one in seven people live in countries where coverage of political news is robust, the safety of journalists is guaranteed, state intrusion in media affairs is minimal, and the press is not subject to onerous legal or economic pressures.
The organization in its 2016 report gave SVG a PRESS FREEDOM SCORE of 17 out of 100, with (0 being the best and 100 being the WORST).
The following data shows SVG Press Freedom Status along with other OECS states.
PRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Free
PRESS FREEDOM SCORE: 17 / 100
Antigua and Barbuda Dominica
PRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Partly Free PRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Free
PRESS FREEDOM SCORE: 35 / 100 (↑3) PRESS FREEDOM SCORE: 26 / 100 (↓1)
Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis
PRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Free PRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Free
PRESS FREEDOM SCORE: 24 / 100 (↓1) PRESS FREEDOM SCORE: 20 / 100
St Lucia
PRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Free
PRESS FREEDOM SCORE: 15 / 100
No data was available on Montserrat and the associated states the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Martinique.