Where does this countries where abortion is illegal data come from?

Name: Countries Where Abortion Is Illegal
Creator: Rankodex

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Abortion Policies Database - World Health Organization; World Abortion Laws - Center for Reproductive Rights; World Abortion Policies (2013) - United Nations; Abortion Laws - Wiki.

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Countries Where Abortion Is Illegal

Countries Where Abortion Is Illegal: compare 183 countries on 9 metrics.

Law183 countries · 9 metricsUpdated Jan 20, 2025Original page

7 sources

Abortion on Request Legal

3 values across 154 entries

Legal If It Saves Woman's Life

3 values across 166 entries

Legal If Physical Health Threatened

3 values across 141 entries

Legal If Mental Health Threatened

3 values across 139 entries

Legal If Mother Has Cognitive Disability

4 values across 129 entries

Legal If Pregnant by Incest

3 values across 138 entries

Data

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181 countries


Afghanistan	No	Yes	No	No
Albania	Yes	Yes	No	No
Algeria	No	Yes	No	No
Andorra	No	No	No	No
Angola	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Argentina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Armenia	Yes	Yes	—	—
Australia	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction
Austria	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Azerbaijan	Yes	—	—	—
Bahrain	No	Yes	No	No
Bangladesh	No	Yes	No	No
Barbados	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Belarus	Yes	Yes	—	—
Belgium	Yes	No	No	No
Belize	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Benin	No	—	—	—
Bhutan	No	Yes	No	No
Bolivia	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction
Botswana	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brazil	No	Yes	No	No
Brunei	No	Yes	No	No
Bulgaria	Yes	Yes	—	—
Burkina Faso	No	Yes	No	No
Burundi	No	Yes	No	No
Cambodia	Yes	Yes	—	—
Cameroon	No	Yes	No	No
Canada	Yes	—	—	—
Cape Verde	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Central African Republic	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chad	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chile	No	Yes	No	No
China	Yes	Yes	Yes	—
Colombia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Comoros	No	Yes	No	No
Cook Islands	—	Yes	—	—
Costa Rica	No	Yes	No	No
Croatia	Yes	Yes	—	—
Cuba	Yes	Yes	—	—
Cyprus	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Czechia	Yes	Yes	—	—
Denmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Djibouti	No	No	No	No
Dominican Republic	No	No	No	No
DR Congo	No	Yes	—	Yes
Ecuador	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Egypt	No	Yes	No	No
El Salvador	No	No	No	No
Equatorial Guinea	No	Yes	No	No
Eritrea	No	No	Yes	Yes
Estonia	Yes	—	—	—
Eswatini	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ethiopia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fiji	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Finland	Yes	Yes	—	—
France	Yes	—	—	—
Gabon	No	Yes	No	No
Gambia	—	Yes	—	—
Georgia	Yes	Yes	—	—
Germany	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ghana	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Greece	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Guatemala	No	Yes	No	No
Guernsey	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Guinea	No	Yes	No	No
Guyana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Haiti	No	No	No	No
Honduras	No	—	No	No
Hong Kong	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hungary	No	Yes	No	No
Iceland	Yes	Yes	—	—
India	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Indonesia	No	Yes	No	No
Iran	No	Yes	No	No
Iraq	No	No	No	No
Ireland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Isle of Man	Yes	Yes	No	No
Israel	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italy	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ivory Coast	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japan	No	Yes	Yes	No
Jersey	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jordan	No	Yes	No	No
Kazakhstan	Yes	Yes	—	—
Kenya	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kiribati	—	Yes	—	—
Latvia	Yes	—	—	—
Lebanon	—	Yes	—	—
Lesotho	No	No	No	No
Liberia	—	—	Yes	Yes
Libya	No	Yes	No	No
Liechtenstein	No	Yes	No	No
Lithuania	Yes	Yes	—	—
Luxembourg	Yes	Yes	No	No
Madagascar	No	No	No	No
Malawi	—	Yes	—	—
Malaysia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maldives	No	Yes	No	No
Mali	No	Yes	No	No
Malta	No	Yes	No	No
Mauritania	No	Yes	No	No
Mauritius	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mexico	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction
Moldova	Yes	Yes	—	—
Monaco	No	Yes	Yes	No
Mongolia	Yes	Yes	Yes	—
Montenegro	Yes	Yes	—	—
Morocco	No	Yes	No	No
Mozambique	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Myanmar	No	Yes	No	No
Namibia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nauru	—	Yes	—	—
Nepal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Netherlands	No	Yes	No	No
New Zealand	Yes	—	—	—
Nicaragua	No	No	No	No
Niger	No	Yes	No	No
Nigeria	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction
North Macedonia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Norway	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oman	No	—	No	No
Pakistan	No	Yes	No	No
Palau	No	No	No	No
Panama	No	Yes	No	No
Paraguay	No	Yes	No	No
Peru	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Philippines	No	No	No	No
Poland	No	Yes	No	Yes
Portugal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Qatar	No	Yes	No	No
Republic of the Congo	No	No	No	No
Romania	Yes	Yes	—	—
Russia	Yes	—	—	—
Rwanda	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saint Lucia	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Samoa	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
San Marino	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sao Tome and Principe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saudi Arabia	No	Yes	No	No
Senegal	No	—	No	No
Serbia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Seychelles	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Singapore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Slovakia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Slovenia	Yes	Yes	—	—
Solomon Islands	—	Yes	—	—
Somalia	No	Yes	No	No
South Africa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Korea	No	No	No	No
South Sudan	No	Yes	No	No
Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sri Lanka	No	Yes	No	No
Sudan	No	Yes	No	No
Suriname	No	No	No	No
Sweden	Yes	Yes	—	—
Switzerland	No	No	No	No
Syria	No	Yes	No	No
Tanzania	—	Yes	—	—
Thailand	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Timor-Leste	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Togo	No	Yes	No	No
Trinidad and Tobago	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tunisia	Yes	No	No	—
Turkey	Yes	Yes	No	No
Turkmenistan	Yes	—	—	—
Tuvalu	—	Yes	—	—
Uganda	—	Yes	—	—
Ukraine	Yes	Yes	—	—
United Arab Emirates	No	Yes	No	No
United Kingdom	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
United States	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction	Varies by Jurisdiction
Uruguay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Uzbekistan	Yes	—	—	—
Vatican City	No	No	No	No
Venezuela	No	Yes	No	No
Vietnam	Yes	—	—	—
Yemen	No	Yes	No	No
Zambia	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zimbabwe	No	Yes	Yes	No

Quick answers

Where does this countries where abortion is illegal data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Abortion Policies Database - World Health Organization; World Abortion Laws - Center for Reproductive Rights; World Abortion Policies (2013) - United Nations; Abortion Laws - Wiki.