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Pornography Legality
Pornography Restricted
India Flag
IndiaLegalYes
United States Flag
United StatesLegalNo
Nigeria Flag
NigeriaLegalNo
Brazil Flag
BrazilLegalNo
Russia Flag
RussiaLegalYes
Ethiopia Flag
EthiopiaLegalYes
Mexico Flag
MexicoLegalNo
Japan Flag
JapanLegalYes
Egypt Flag
EgyptLegalYes
Philippines Flag
PhilippinesLegalYes
DR Congo Flag
DR CongoLegalNo
Germany Flag
GermanyLegalNo
United Kingdom Flag
United KingdomLegalNo
France Flag
FranceLegalNo
South Africa Flag
South AfricaLegalYes
Italy Flag
ItalyLegalNo
Kenya Flag
KenyaLegalNo
Myanmar Flag
MyanmarLegalYes
Colombia Flag
ColombiaLegalNo
Sudan Flag
SudanLegalNo
Spain Flag
SpainLegalNo
Algeria Flag
AlgeriaLegalYes
Iraq Flag
IraqLegalNo
Argentina Flag
ArgentinaLegalNo
Canada Flag
CanadaLegalNo
Angola Flag
AngolaLegalNo
Ukraine Flag
UkraineLegalYes
Morocco Flag
MoroccoLegalYes
Poland Flag
PolandLegalNo
Mozambique Flag
MozambiqueLegalNo
Ghana Flag
GhanaLegalNo
Peru Flag
PeruLegalNo
Madagascar Flag
MadagascarLegalNo
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory CoastLegalNo
Cameroon Flag
CameroonLegalNo
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaLegalYes
Niger Flag
NigerLegalNo
Australia Flag
AustraliaLegalYes
Mali Flag
MaliLegalNo
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina FasoLegalNo
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri LankaLegalYes
Taiwan Flag
TaiwanLegalNo
Malawi Flag
MalawiLegalNo
Zambia Flag
ZambiaLegalYes
Chad Flag
ChadLegalNo
Kazakhstan Flag
KazakhstanLegalYes
Chile Flag
ChileLegalNo
Somalia Flag
SomaliaLegalNo
Senegal Flag
SenegalLegalNo
Romania Flag
RomaniaLegalNo
Guatemala Flag
GuatemalaLegalNo
Netherlands Flag
NetherlandsLegalNo
Ecuador Flag
EcuadorLegalNo
Zimbabwe Flag
ZimbabweLegalYes
Guinea Flag
GuineaLegalNo
Benin Flag
BeninLegalNo
Rwanda Flag
RwandaLegalYes
Burundi Flag
BurundiLegalNo
Bolivia Flag
BoliviaLegalNo
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaLegalYes
South Sudan Flag
South SudanLegalNo
Belgium Flag
BelgiumLegalNo
Jordan Flag
JordanLegalNo
Honduras Flag
HondurasLegalNo
Cuba Flag
CubaLegalYes
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanLegalNo
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaLegalYes
Sweden Flag
SwedenLegalNo
Czech Republic Flag
Czech RepublicLegalNo
Portugal Flag
PortugalLegalNo
Azerbaijan Flag
AzerbaijanLegalYes
Greece Flag
GreeceLegalNo
Togo Flag
TogoLegalNo
Hungary Flag
HungaryLegalNo
Israel Flag
IsraelLegalNo
Austria Flag
AustriaLegalNo
Switzerland Flag
SwitzerlandLegalNo
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra LeoneLegalNo
Libya Flag
LibyaLegalYes
Hong Kong Flag
Hong KongLegalNo
Kyrgyzstan Flag
KyrgyzstanLegalYes
Paraguay Flag
ParaguayLegalNo
Nicaragua Flag
NicaraguaLegalNo
Bulgaria Flag
BulgariaLegalNo
Serbia Flag
SerbiaLegalNo
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the CongoLegalNo
El Salvador Flag
El SalvadorLegalNo
Denmark Flag
DenmarkLegalNo
Singapore Flag
SingaporeLegalYes
Lebanon Flag
LebanonLegalYes
Liberia Flag
LiberiaLegalNo
Finland Flag
FinlandLegalNo
Norway Flag
NorwayLegalNo
Palestine Flag
PalestineLegalYes
Central African Republic Flag
Central African RepublicLegalNo
Slovakia Flag
SlovakiaLegalNo
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaLegalNo
Ireland Flag
IrelandLegalNo
New Zealand Flag
New ZealandLegalNo
Costa Rica Flag
Costa RicaLegalNo
Panama Flag
PanamaLegalNo
Croatia Flag
CroatiaLegalNo
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaLegalNo
Mongolia Flag
MongoliaLegalNo
Uruguay Flag
UruguayLegalNo
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLegalNo
Namibia Flag
NamibiaLegalNo
Moldova Flag
MoldovaLegalNo
Lithuania Flag
LithuaniaLegalNo
Gambia Flag
GambiaLegalNo
Albania Flag
AlbaniaLegalNo
Gabon Flag
GabonLegalNo
Lesotho Flag
LesothoLegalNo
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-BissauLegalNo
Slovenia Flag
SloveniaLegalNo
Latvia Flag
LatviaLegalNo
North Macedonia Flag
North MacedoniaLegalNo
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and TobagoLegalNo
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-LesteLegalNo
Cyprus Flag
CyprusLegalNo
Estonia Flag
EstoniaLegalNo
Mauritius Flag
MauritiusLegalNo
Eswatini Flag
EswatiniLegalNo
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiLegalNo
Fiji Flag
FijiLegalNo
Comoros Flag
ComorosLegalNo
Guyana Flag
GuyanaLegalNo
Bhutan Flag
BhutanLegalYes
Luxembourg Flag
LuxembourgLegalNo
Suriname Flag
SurinameLegalNo
Montenegro Flag
MontenegroLegalNo
Malta Flag
MaltaLegalNo
Cape Verde Flag
Cape VerdeLegalNo
Belize Flag
BelizeLegalNo
Iceland Flag
IcelandLegalNo
Samoa Flag
SamoaLegalNo
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesLegalNo
Tonga Flag
TongaLegalNo
Andorra Flag
AndorraLegalNo
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinLegalNo
China Flag
ChinaIllegalYes
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaIllegalYes
Pakistan Flag
PakistanIllegalYes
Bangladesh Flag
BangladeshIllegalYes
Vietnam Flag
VietnamIllegalYes
Iran Flag
IranIllegalYes
Turkey Flag
TurkeyIllegalYes
Thailand Flag
ThailandIllegalYes
Tanzania Flag
TanzaniaIllegalYes
South Korea Flag
South KoreaIllegalYes
Uganda Flag
UgandaIllegalYes
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanIllegalYes
Yemen Flag
YemenIllegalYes
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanIllegalYes
Malaysia Flag
MalaysiaIllegalYes
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaIllegalYes
Nepal Flag
NepalIllegalYes
North Korea Flag
North KoreaIllegalYes
Syria Flag
SyriaIllegalYes
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaIllegalYes
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab EmiratesIllegalYes
Belarus Flag
BelarusIllegalYes
Laos Flag
LaosIllegalYes
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanIllegalYes
Oman Flag
OmanIllegalYes
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitIllegalYes
Eritrea Flag
EritreaIllegalYes
Qatar Flag
QatarIllegalYes
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaIllegalYes
Botswana Flag
BotswanaIllegalYes
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial GuineaIllegalYes
Bahrain Flag
BahrainIllegalYes
Maldives Flag
MaldivesIllegalYes
Brunei Flag
BruneiIllegalYes
  • “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.