Global Censorship Index

Real-time internet freedom rankings based on 25.3M+ measurements across 127 countries.

Data SourcesOONI (6,603)IODA (8,363)CensoredPlanet (1,856)Voidly Network (37 nodes)ML Model (99.8% F1, internal eval)

5,700 verified incidents · 33,668 evidence items

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Showing 127 of 127 countries

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Score ↕	Risk Tier ↕	Trend ↕	Samples ↕	Probes	Blocked Services
#1	Turkmenistan	100%	Severe	→stable	6	—	Varies by country
#2	China	63%	Severe	→stable	651K	—	GoogleYouTubeFacebook+5
#3	Iran	40%	Severe	↑worsening	309K	—	YouTubeFacebookTwitter+2
#4	Russia	34%	High	↑worsening	810K	—	LinkedInSome news sitesVPN services
#5	Oman	28%	Medium	→stable	21K	—	Varies by country
#6	Yemen	20%	High	→stable	67K	—	Some news sitesSocial media
#7	Myanmar	19%	High	↑worsening	128K	—	Social mediaNews sites
#8	Venezuela	18%	High	→stable	687K	—	Some news sitesSocial media during protests
#9	United Arab Emirates	14%	High	→stable	273K	—	VoIP appsSome content categories
#10	Saudi Arabia	14%	High	↓improving	251K	—	Some content categoriesVoIPLGBTQ+ content
#11	Egypt	13%	High	→stable	232K	—	Some news sitesVoIP apps
#12	Pakistan	12%	High	→stable	496K	—	Some social mediaBlasphemous contentPolitical sites
#13	Kazakhstan	10%	High	→stable	558K	—	Some news during protests
#14	Belarus	10%	High	↑worsening	429K	—	Independent newsSome social media
#15	Serbia	10%	Medium	→stable	90K	—	Varies by country
#16	Tanzania	9%	Medium	→stable	124K	—	Varies by country
#17	Cuba	9%	High	→stable	26K	—	Independent newsSome social media
#18	Kyrgyzstan	9%	Medium	→stable	2K	—	Varies by country
#19	Indonesia	8%	Medium	→stable	693K	—	Some content categoriesLGBTQ+ content
#20	South Korea	8%	Low	→stable	343K	—	North Korean contentSome gambling sites
#21	Cambodia	8%	Medium	→stable	43K	—	Varies by country
#22	Turkey	7%	High	→stable	695K	—	Wikipedia (partial)Some newsSocial media during events
#23	Italy	7%	Free	→stable	617K	—	Varies by country
#24	Ukraine	7%	Medium	→stable	504K	—	Varies by country
#25	Iraq	7%	High	→stable	251K	—	Social media during protestsSome news sites
#26	Uzbekistan	7%	High	→stable	110K	—	Varies by country
#27	Algeria	7%	Medium	→stable	109K	—	Varies by country
#28	Qatar	7%	Medium	→stable	14K	—	Varies by country
#29	India	6%	Medium	→stable	641K	—	Some apps during unrestVPN services (proposed)
#30	Nigeria	6%	Low	↓improving	61K	—	Varies by country
#31	Bahrain	6%	Medium	→stable	18K	—	Varies by country
#32	Azerbaijan	6%	High	→stable	13K	—	Varies by country
#33	Ecuador	6%	Low	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#34	Laos	6%	Medium	→stable	4K	—	Varies by country
#35	Kenya	5%	Low	→stable	547K	—	Varies by country
#36	South Africa	5%	Low	→stable	235K	—	Varies by country
#37	Ethiopia	5%	Medium	→stable	96K	—	Varies by country
#38	Syria	5%	Severe	→stable	73K	—	Social mediaForeign newsVPN services
#39	Jordan	5%	Medium	→stable	56K	—	Varies by country
#40	Uganda	5%	High	→stable	35K	—	Varies by country
#41	Tunisia	5%	Medium	→stable	17K	—	Varies by country
#42	Sudan	5%	Medium	→stable	3K	—	Varies by country
#43	Mozambique	5%	Medium	→stable	2K	—	Varies by country
#44	Malaysia	4%	Medium	→stable	722K	—	Varies by country
#45	Vietnam	4%	High	→stable	705K	—	Facebook (partial)Some news
#46	France	4%	Free	→stable	664K	—	Varies by country
#47	Switzerland	4%	Free	→stable	545K	—	Varies by country
#48	Thailand	4%	High	→stable	482K	—	Lèse-majesté contentPolitical sites
#49	Colombia	4%	Low	→stable	417K	—	Varies by country
#50	Cameroon	4%	Medium	→stable	280K	—	Varies by country
#51	Zimbabwe	4%	High	→stable	27K	—	Varies by country
#52	Libya	4%	High	→stable	18K	—	Varies by country
#53	Honduras	4%	Medium	→stable	12K	—	Varies by country
#54	Jamaica	4%	Low	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#55	Cyprus	4%	Free	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#56	Nepal	4%	Medium	→stable	8K	—	Varies by country
#57	Albania	4%	Medium	→stable	6K	—	Varies by country
#58	Spain	3%	Free	→stable	821K	—	Varies by country
#59	Germany	3%	Free	→stable	789K	—	Varies by country
#60	Brazil	3%	Low	→stable	748K	—	Varies by country
#61	United Kingdom	3%	Free	→stable	687K	—	Varies by country
#62	Canada	3%	Free	→stable	643K	—	Varies by country
#63	Netherlands	3%	Free	→stable	630K	—	Varies by country
#64	Japan	3%	Low	→stable	538K	—	Varies by country
#65	Poland	3%	Medium	→stable	522K	—	Varies by country
#66	Sweden	3%	Free	→stable	439K	—	Varies by country
#67	Bangladesh	3%	High	→stable	343K	—	Varies by country
#68	Argentina	3%	Low	→stable	285K	—	Varies by country
#69	Philippines	3%	Low	→stable	255K	—	Varies by country
#70	Israel	3%	Low	→stable	230K	—	Varies by country
#71	Taiwan	3%	Low	→stable	215K	—	Varies by country
#72	Peru	3%	Low	→stable	192K	—	Varies by country
#73	Senegal	3%	Low	→stable	131K	—	Varies by country
#74	DR Congo	3%	High	→stable	91K	—	Varies by country
#75	Hong Kong	3%	Medium	→stable	68K	—	Varies by country
#76	Afghanistan	3%	High	→stable	53K	—	Varies by country
#77	Lebanon	3%	High	→stable	14K	—	Varies by country
#78	Romania	3%	Low	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#79	Lithuania	3%	Free	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#80	Palestine	3%	Medium	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#81	Croatia	3%	Low	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#82	Estonia	3%	Free	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#83	Guatemala	3%	Medium	→stable	8K	—	Varies by country
#84	Malta	3%	Free	→stable	4K	—	Varies by country
#85	Ghana	3%	Low	→stable	3K	—	Varies by country
#86	Kuwait	3%	Medium	→stable	3K	—	Varies by country
#87	United States	2%	Free	→stable	913K	—	Varies by country
#88	Mexico	2%	Low	→stable	629K	—	Varies by country
#89	Australia	2%	Low	→stable	623K	—	Varies by country
#90	Singapore	2%	Medium	→stable	315K	—	Varies by country
#91	Georgia	2%	Medium	→stable	211K	—	Varies by country
#92	Chile	2%	Low	→stable	172K	—	Varies by country
#93	Hungary	2%	Medium	→stable	91K	—	Varies by country
#94	Morocco	2%	Medium	→stable	81K	—	Varies by country
#95	Armenia	2%	Medium	→stable	40K	—	Varies by country
#96	Nicaragua	2%	Medium	→stable	29K	—	Varies by country
#97	Belgium	2%	Free	→stable	14K	—	Varies by country
#98	Bolivia	2%	Low	→stable	13K	—	Varies by country
#99	Czechia	2%	Free	→stable	12K	—	Varies by country
#100	El Salvador	2%	Medium	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#101	Slovenia	2%	Free	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#102	Austria	2%	Free	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#103	Greece	2%	Low	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#104	New Zealand	2%	Low	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#105	Finland	2%	Free	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#106	Portugal	2%	Free	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#107	Denmark	2%	Free	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#108	Iceland	2%	Free	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#109	Ireland	2%	Free	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#110	Uruguay	2%	Low	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#111	Slovakia	2%	Free	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#112	Bulgaria	2%	Low	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#113	Paraguay	2%	Low	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#114	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2%	Medium	→stable	4K	—	Varies by country
#115	Dominican Republic	2%	Low	→stable	3K	—	Varies by country
#116	Latvia	2%	Free	→stable	1K	—	Varies by country
#117	Suriname	2%	Low	→stable	1K	—	Varies by country
#118	Brunei	2%	Medium	→stable	1K	—	Varies by country
#119	Moldova	2%	Medium	→stable	373	—	Varies by country
#120	Timor-Leste	2%	Medium	→stable	289	—	Varies by country
#121	Bahamas	2%	Free	→stable	103	—	Varies by country
#122	Trinidad and Tobago	2%	Low	→stable	102	—	Varies by country
#123	Norway	1%	Free	→stable	11K	—	Varies by country
#124	Sri Lanka	1%	Medium	→stable	10K	—	Varies by country
#125	Panama	1%	Low	→stable	4K	—	Varies by country
#126	Costa Rica	1%	Low	→stable	3K	—	Varies by country
#127	Rwanda	0%	Medium	→stable	2	—	Varies by country