#415 Evidentemente ellos pueden tener sus propios indices y poner a otros paises donde quieran. Generalmente los indices suelen tener asociados una serie de criterios comparativos para poner a un pais en el puesto 1 o en el 200 y la posicion se calcula en relacion a la nota que se le da en distintos apartados, ademas del muestreo de respuestas que usan para el indice.
Por ejemplo, en el indice de Reporteros sin fronteras:
The report is partly based on a questionnaire[3] using seven general criteria: pluralism (measures the degree of representation of opinions in the media space), media independence, environment and self-censorship, legislative framework, transparency, infrastructure, and abuses. The questionnaire takes account of the legal framework for the media (including penalties for press offences, the existence of a state monopoly for certain kinds of media and how the media are regulated) and the level of independence of the public media. It also includes violations of the free flow of information on the Internet.
Violence against journalists, netizens, and media assistants, including abuses attributable to the state, armed militias, clandestine organisations or pressure groups, are monitored by RSF staff during the year and are also part of the final score. A smaller score on the report corresponds to greater freedom of the press as reported by the organisation. The questionnaire is sent to Reporters Without Borders's partner organisations: 18 freedom of expression non-governmental organisations located in five continents, its 150 correspondents around the world and journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists
Aqui lo explican bastante bien: https://rsf.org/en/index-methodologie-2022?year=2022&data_type=general. Y si te vas al V-Dem o similares igual, generalmente suelen ser indices de universidades en los que se cuidan bastante de tener un informe que respalde el indice.