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 | 49 | 67% | 1,294 |
| Europe | 39 | 40% | 731 |
| Africa | 29 | 48% | 0 |
| Americas | 23 | 25% | 5 |
| Oceania | 7 | 2% | 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 | 67% | 131 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 10 | 66% | 230 |
| Southern Asia | 9 | 66% | 913 |
| Eastern Europe | 10 | 56% | 611 |
| Eastern Asia | 7 | 71% | 20 |
| Northern Africa | 6 | 67% | 0 |
| Central Asia | 5 | 66% | 0 |
| South America | 10 | 26% | 1 |
| Eastern Africa | 9 | 34% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 5 | 76% | 0 |
| Central America | 6 | 19% | 0 |
| Southern Europe | 11 | 4% | 111 |
| Western Europe | 8 | 4% | 7 |
| Northern America | 2 | 4% | 4 |
| Middle Africa | 5 | 10% | 0 |
| Northern Europe | 10 | 3% | 2 |
| Western Africa | 7 | 3% | 0 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 2 | 2% | 0 |
| Southern Africa | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Polynesia | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Melanesia | 2 | 0% | 0 |