Countries Where Porn Is Illegal 2025

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Pornography Banned
Pornography Restricted
VPNs Banned
VPNs Restricted
China
Indonesia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Iran
Turkey
Thailand
Tanzania
South Korea
Uganda
Afghanistan
Yemen
Uzbekistan
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Nepal
North Korea
Syria
Cambodia
United Arab Emirates
Belarus
Laos
Turkmenistan
Oman
Kuwait
Eritrea
Qatar
Armenia
Botswana
Equatorial Guinea
Bahrain
Maldives
Brunei
India
United States
Nigeria
Brazil
Russia
Ethiopia
Mexico
Japan
Egypt
Philippines
DR Congo
Germany
United Kingdom
France
South Africa
Italy
Kenya
Myanmar
Colombia
Sudan
Spain
Algeria
Iraq
Argentina
Canada
Angola
Ukraine
Morocco
Poland
Mozambique
Ghana
Peru
Madagascar
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Venezuela
Niger
Australia
Mali
Burkina Faso
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Malawi
Zambia
Chad
Kazakhstan
Chile
Somalia
Senegal
Romania
Guatemala
Netherlands
Ecuador
Zimbabwe
Guinea
Benin
Rwanda
Burundi
Bolivia
Tunisia
South Sudan
Belgium
Jordan
Honduras
Cuba
Tajikistan
Papua New Guinea
Sweden
Czech Republic
Portugal
Azerbaijan
Greece
Togo
Hungary
Israel
Austria
Switzerland
Sierra Leone
Libya
Hong Kong
Kyrgyzstan
Paraguay
Nicaragua
Bulgaria
Serbia
Republic of the Congo
El Salvador
Denmark
Singapore
Lebanon
Liberia
Finland
Norway
Palestine
Central African Republic
Slovakia
Mauritania
Ireland
New Zealand
Costa Rica
Panama
Croatia
Georgia
Mongolia
Uruguay
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Namibia
Moldova
Lithuania
Gambia
Albania
Gabon
Lesotho
Guinea-Bissau
Slovenia
Latvia
North Macedonia
Trinidad and Tobago
Timor-Leste
Cyprus
Estonia
Mauritius
Eswatini
Djibouti
Fiji
Comoros
Guyana
Bhutan
Luxembourg
Suriname
Montenegro
Malta
Cape Verde
Belize
Iceland
Samoa
Seychelles
Tonga
Andorra
Liechtenstein
  • “Obstacles to Internet Access” indicates countries in which the government has implemented deliberate barriers to internet access exist and/or taken action to block certain apps or technologies.
  • “Limits to Internet Content” refers to the filtering and blocking of websites, as well as to other types of censorship and manipulation of content.
  • Higher scores indicate more internet freedom in the country.