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Countries Where Porn Is Illegal

Estonia has the highest Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score in 2026 (25), followed by Iceland (25) and United Kingdom (24). Myanmar has the lowest (2).

Law174 countries · 6 metricsUpdated Jun 19, 2025Original page
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Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access 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
15.5
Middle half 12 – 20.25
Average
15.81
72 countries
Highest
25
Estonia
Lowest
2
Myanmar

Over time · 2023–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Estonia
  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom
  • Taiwan
  • Chile

Data

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174 countries · # = rank by Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score
#
1EstoniaLegalNo2531NoNo
1IcelandLegalNo2534NoNo
3United KingdomLegalNo2428NoNo
3TaiwanLegalNo2429NoNo
3ChileLegalNo2432NoNo
3NetherlandsLegalNo2430NoNo
7GermanyLegalNo2327NoNo
7FranceLegalNo2329NoNo
7GhanaLegalNo2327NoNo
7AustraliaLegalYes2328NoNo
11BrazilLegalNo2224NoNo
11JapanLegalYes2230NoNo
11ItalyLegalNo2228NoNo
11CanadaLegalNo2232NoNo
11Costa RicaLegalNo2232NoNo
16South KoreaIllegalYes2123NoNo
16HungaryLegalNo2123NoNo
16SerbiaLegalNo2124NoNo
19United StatesLegalNo2028NoNo
19ArgentinaLegalNo2027NoNo
19ArmeniaIllegalYes2028NoNo
22South AfricaLegalYes1928NoNo
22ColombiaLegalNo1924NoNo
22UkraineLegalYes1922NoNo
22MalaysiaIllegalYes1921NoNo
22SingaporeLegalYes1917NoNo
22GeorgiaLegalNo1926NoNo
28MexicoLegalNo1825NoNo
28MoroccoLegalYes1821NoNo
30NigeriaLegalNo1724NoNo
30PhilippinesLegalYes1723NoNo
30ThailandIllegalYes1714NoYes
30EcuadorLegalNo1724NoNo
30TunisiaLegalYes1724NoNo
35ZambiaLegalYes1627NoNo
35BahrainIllegalYes166NoYes
37IndiaIllegalYes1519NoYes
37IndonesiaIllegalYes1517NoNo
37UgandaIllegalYes1521NoYes
37KyrgyzstanLegalYes1517NoNo
41EgyptLegalYes149NoYes
41KenyaLegalNo1424NoNo
41Sri LankaLegalYes1421NoYes
41KazakhstanLegalYes1412NoYes
41CambodiaIllegalYes1414NoNo
41JordanIllegalNo1416NoYes
41United Arab EmiratesIllegalYes149NoYes
48TurkeyIllegalYes1310NoYes
48Saudi ArabiaIllegalYes137NoYes
48RwandaLegalYes1311NoNo
48GambiaLegalNo1325NoNo
52BangladeshIllegalYes1220NoNo
52VietnamIllegalYes126NoNo
52AngolaLegalNo1229NoNo
52AzerbaijanLegalYes1213NoNo
52BelarusIllegalYes125YesYes
57IraqIllegalNo1116YesYes
57UzbekistanIllegalYes1111NoYes
57MalawiLegalNo1126NoNo
57NicaraguaLegalNo1114NoNo
61RussiaLegalYes104NoYes
61ZimbabweLegalYes1022NoNo
61LebanonLegalYes1022NoNo
64IranIllegalYes84NoYes
64VenezuelaLegalYes89NoYes
64LibyaIllegalYes821NoNo
67ChinaIllegalYes72YesYes
67EthiopiaIllegalYes713NoNo
69PakistanIllegalYes613NoYes
70SudanIllegalNo514NoNo
70CubaLegalYes510NoYes
72MyanmarLegalYes25YesYes
—DR CongoLegalNo——NoNo
—TanzaniaIllegalYes——NoNo
—AlgeriaIllegalYes——NoNo
—SpainLegalNo——NoNo
—AfghanistanIllegalYes——NoNo
—YemenIllegalYes——NoNo
—PolandLegalNo——NoNo
—MozambiqueLegalNo——NoNo
—PeruLegalNo——NoNo
—MadagascarLegalNo——NoNo
—Ivory CoastLegalNo——NoNo
—CameroonLegalNo——NoNo
—NepalIllegalYes——NoNo
—NigerLegalNo——NoNo
—North KoreaIllegalYes——YesYes
—SyriaIllegalYes——NoYes
—MaliLegalNo——NoNo
—Burkina FasoLegalNo——NoNo
—ChadLegalNo——NoNo
—SomaliaIllegalNo——NoNo
—SenegalLegalNo——NoNo
—GuatemalaLegalNo——NoNo
—RomaniaLegalNo——NoNo
—GuineaLegalNo——NoNo
—BeninLegalNo——NoNo
—BurundiLegalNo——NoNo
—BoliviaLegalNo——NoNo
—South SudanIllegalNo——NoNo
—BelgiumLegalNo——NoNo
—HondurasLegalNo——NoNo
—TajikistanLegalNo——NoYes
—Papua New GuineaLegalYes——NoNo
—SwedenLegalNo——NoNo
—CzechiaLegalNo——NoNo
—PortugalLegalNo——NoNo
—TogoLegalNo——NoNo
—GreeceLegalNo——NoNo
—IsraelLegalNo——NoNo
—AustriaLegalNo——NoNo
—SwitzerlandLegalNo——NoNo
—Sierra LeoneLegalNo——NoNo
—LaosIllegalYes——NoNo
—TurkmenistanIllegalYes——YesYes
—Hong KongLegalNo——NoNo
—ParaguayLegalNo——NoNo
—BulgariaLegalNo——NoNo
—Republic of the CongoLegalNo——NoNo
—El SalvadorLegalNo——NoNo
—DenmarkLegalNo——NoNo
—LiberiaLegalNo——NoNo
—Central African RepublicLegalNo——NoNo
—PalestineLegalYes——NoNo
—OmanIllegalYes——NoYes
—NorwayLegalNo——NoNo
—FinlandLegalNo——NoNo
—MauritaniaIllegalNo——NoNo
—SlovakiaLegalNo——NoNo
—IrelandLegalNo——NoNo
—New ZealandLegalNo——NoNo
—KuwaitIllegalYes——NoNo
—PanamaLegalNo——NoNo
—CroatiaLegalNo——NoNo
—EritreaIllegalYes——NoNo
—MongoliaLegalNo——NoNo
—UruguayLegalNo——NoNo
—QatarIllegalYes——NoYes
—NamibiaLegalNo——NoNo
—Bosnia and HerzegovinaLegalNo——NoNo
—MoldovaLegalNo——NoNo
—LithuaniaLegalNo——NoNo
—AlbaniaLegalNo——NoNo
—GabonLegalNo——NoNo
—BotswanaIllegalYes——NoNo
—LesothoLegalNo——NoNo
—Guinea-BissauLegalNo——NoNo
—SloveniaLegalNo——NoNo
—Equatorial GuineaIllegalYes——NoNo
—LatviaLegalNo——NoNo
—North MacedoniaLegalNo——NoNo
—Trinidad and TobagoLegalNo——NoNo
—Timor-LesteLegalNo——NoNo
—CyprusLegalNo——NoNo
—EswatiniLegalNo——NoNo
—MauritiusLegalNo——NoNo
—DjiboutiLegalNo——NoNo
—FijiLegalNo——NoNo
—ComorosLegalNo——NoNo
—GuyanaLegalNo——NoNo
—BhutanLegalYes——NoNo
—LuxembourgLegalNo——NoNo
—SurinameLegalNo——NoNo
—MontenegroLegalNo——NoNo
—MaltaLegalNo——NoNo
—MaldivesIllegalYes——NoNo
—Cape VerdeLegalNo——NoNo
—BruneiIllegalYes——NoNo
—BelizeLegalNo——NoNo
—SamoaLegalNo——NoNo
—SeychellesLegalNo——NoNo
—TongaLegalNo——NoNo
—AndorraLegalNo——NoNo
—LiechtensteinLegalNo——NoNo

What correlates with Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,670 other country metrics sharing at least 44 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score tend to score higher on these

  1. Human Freedom IndexFreedom Index by Country
    r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot
  2. Overall Democracy Index ScoreDemocracy Ranking by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 72
    Plot
  3. Internet Freedom Total ScoreFreedom Index by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 72
    Plot
  4. EIU Democracy Index Overall ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 72
    Plot
  5. Global Freedom ScoreFreedom Index by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 72
    Plot
  6. Rights & RulesSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score tend to score lower on these

  1. Civil Liberties Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
    r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot
  2. Political Rights Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
    r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 70
    Plot
  3. State LegitimacyFailed States
    r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 71
    Plot
  4. Human RightsFailed States
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 71
    Plot
  5. Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 71
    Plot
  6. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 71
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score?
Estonia has the highest Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score in 2026, at 25, followed by Iceland (25) and United Kingdom (24).
Which country has the lowest Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score?
Myanmar has the lowest Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score in 2026, at 2.
What is the median Internet Freedom Obstacles to Access Score across countries?
The median is 15.5 across the 72 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this countries where porn is illegal data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Internet Censorship 2023: A Global Map of Internet Restrictions - CompariTech; Internet Freedom Score - Freedom House; Pornography laws by region - Wiki; 34 Countries Where Porn is Illegal in 2026? - BlockP.

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