Censorship by region
Internet censorship aggregated across world regions — how many countries we measure, what share of those measurements show blocking, and how many blocks are confirmed nationally (across at least three independent networks).
By continent
| Region | Countries measured | Block fraction | Confirmed national blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 46 | 85% | 1,545 |
| Europe | 31 | 73% | 891 |
| Africa | 28 | 60% | 0 |
| Americas | 22 | 30% | 29 |
| Oceania | 5 | 0% | 0 |
Read this as a measurement map, not a ranking
Block fraction is the share of a region's measurements that are blocking signals — driven by where and what we measure (heavy-censorship countries get more targeted probing), not the share of a region's internet that is blocked. Confirmed national blocks require a domain seen blocked across at least three independent networks, which can only be met where coverage is dense. That is why some regions show zero confirmed blocks despite a high block fraction — the blind spots are measurement gaps, not free internet. Full reasoning: the confirmed-block map is a measurement map.
By UN sub-region
| Region | Countries measured | Block fraction | Confirmed national blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Asia | 18 | 92% | 245 |
| Eastern Europe | 10 | 85% | 642 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 9 | 69% | 341 |
| Eastern Asia | 6 | 98% | 53 |
| Southern Asia | 8 | 84% | 906 |
| Northern Africa | 6 | 88% | 0 |
| Central Asia | 5 | 88% | 0 |
| South America | 10 | 49% | 8 |
| Eastern Africa | 8 | 47% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 4 | 85% | 0 |
| Central America | 6 | 10% | 0 |
| Middle Africa | 5 | 13% | 0 |
| Southern Europe | 10 | 9% | 229 |
| Northern Europe | 6 | 3% | 3 |
| Western Africa | 7 | 4% | 0 |
| Western Europe | 5 | 0% | 17 |
| Southern Africa | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Polynesia | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Northern America | 2 | 0% | 21 |
| Melanesia | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 2 | 0% | 0 |