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Countries that Censor the Internet

Iceland has the highest Internet Freedom Total Score in 2026 (94), followed by Estonia (91) and Chile (87). Myanmar has the lowest (9).

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Internet Freedom Total Score, 2026

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 72 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
55
Middle half 34 – 69.25
Average
52.56
72 countries
Highest
94
Iceland
Lowest
9
Myanmar

Over time · 2019–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Iceland
  • Estonia
  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
  • Canada

Data

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72 countries · # = rank by Internet Freedom Total Score
#
1IcelandFree94
2EstoniaFree91
3ChileFree87
4Costa RicaFree86
5CanadaFree85
6NetherlandsFree84
7TaiwanFree79
8JapanFree78
9United KingdomFree76
9FranceFree76
11AustraliaFree75
12GermanyFree74
12ItalyFree74
14United StatesFree73
14South AfricaFree73
16ArmeniaFree72
17ArgentinaFree71
18GeorgiaFree70
19HungaryPartly Free69
20SerbiaPartly Free67
21BrazilPartly Free65
21South KoreaPartly Free65
23ColombiaPartly Free64
23GhanaPartly Free64
25EcuadorNot Free63
26UkrainePartly Free62
26ZambiaPartly Free62
28MexicoPartly Free61
28PhilippinesPartly Free61
28MalawiPartly Free61
31AngolaPartly Free60
31MalaysiaPartly Free60
33NigeriaPartly Free59
33TunisiaPartly Free59
35KenyaPartly Free58
36GambiaPartly Free56
37MoroccoPartly Free54
38Sri LankaPartly Free53
38SingaporePartly Free53
40UgandaPartly Free52
41IndiaPartly Free51
42ZimbabwePartly Free50
42LebanonPartly Free50
44IndonesiaPartly Free48
45JordanPartly Free47
45KyrgyzstanPartly Free47
47BangladeshPartly Free45
48LibyaPartly Free43
49CambodiaPartly Free42
50IraqPartly Free41
51ThailandNot Free39
52NicaraguaNot Free38
53KazakhstanNot Free37
54RwandaNot Free34
54AzerbaijanNot Free34
56TurkeyNot Free31
57EthiopiaNot Free30
57BahrainNot Free30
59UzbekistanNot Free29
60EgyptNot Free28
60United Arab EmiratesNot Free28
62PakistanNot Free27
62SudanNot Free27
64VenezuelaNot Free26
65Saudi ArabiaNot Free25
66VietnamNot Free22
67CubaNot Free21
68BelarusNot Free20
69RussiaNot Free17
70IranNot Free13
71ChinaNot Free9
71MyanmarNot Free9

What correlates with Internet Freedom Total Score (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,668 other country metrics sharing at least 44 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Internet Freedom Total Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Freedom of Expression Score GSoDCountries with Freedom of Speech
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 71
    Plot
  2. LP Personal FreedomLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 72
    Plot
  3. Global Freedom ScoreFreedom Index by Country
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 72
    Plot
  4. Personal Freedom ScoreFreedom Index by Country
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot
  5. Press Freedom Index Score (RSF)Freedom Index by Country
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 72
    Plot
  6. Rights & RulesSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Internet Freedom Total Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Civil Liberties Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
    r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot
  2. Political Rights Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
    r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot
  3. Human RightsFailed States
    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 71
    Plot
  4. State LegitimacyFailed States
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 71
    Plot
  5. Factionalized ElitesFailed States
    r = −0.64 · strong · n = 71
    Plot
  6. FSI ScoreTax Haven Countries
    r = −0.62 · strong · n = 52
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Internet Freedom Total Score?
Iceland has the highest Internet Freedom Total Score in 2026, at 94, followed by Estonia (91) and Chile (87).
Which country has the lowest Internet Freedom Total Score?
Myanmar has the lowest Internet Freedom Total Score in 2026, at 9.
What is the median Internet Freedom Total Score across countries?
The median is 55 across the 72 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this countries that censor the internet data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Internet Freedom Scores - Freedom House; Enemies of the Internet 2014 - Reporters Without Borders; Freedom on the Net 2022 - Freedom House; 2022’s internet censorship: a year in recap - Surfshark.

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