Animal Welfare Laws

This ranking compares legal animal welfare protection. The raw value is points from 0 to 100 based on statutory protection, cruelty bans, enforcement and recognised public legal sources; higher values receive a higher rating.
1 Denmark90 points 90 points 90
1 Norway90 points 90 points 90
1 Sweden90 points 90 points 90
4 Finland88 points 88 points 88
4 Netherlands88 points 88 points 88
4 Switzerland88 points 88 points 88
4 United Kingdom88 points 88 points 88
8 Austria85 points 85 points 85
8 Germany85 points 85 points 85
8 Luxembourg85 points 85 points 85
11 Belgium82 points 82 points 82
11 Iceland82 points 82 points 82
11 Liechtenstein82 points 82 points 82
11 New Zealand82 points 82 points 82
15 Canada80 points 80 points 80
15 Faroe Islands80 points 80 points 80
15 France80 points 80 points 80
15 Greenland80 points 80 points 80
15 Ireland80 points 80 points 80
15 Monaco80 points 80 points 80
21 Australia78 points 78 points 78
21 San Marino78 points 78 points 78
23 Andorra75 points 75 points 75
23 French Guiana75 points 75 points 75
23 Gibraltar75 points 75 points 75
23 Guadeloupe75 points 75 points 75
23 Martinique75 points 75 points 75
23 Mayotte75 points 75 points 75
23 Réunion75 points 75 points 75
23 Saint Pierre and Miquelon75 points 75 points 75
23 Slovenia75 points 75 points 75
32 Czech Republic72 points 72 points 72
32 Estonia72 points 72 points 72
32 Italy72 points 72 points 72
32 New Caledonia72 points 72 points 72
32 Portugal72 points 72 points 72
32 Saint-Martin72 points 72 points 72
32 Spain72 points 72 points 72
39 Croatia70 points 70 points 70
39 Israel70 points 70 points 70
39 Latvia70 points 70 points 70
42 Costa Rica68 points 68 points 68
42 Lithuania68 points 68 points 68
42 Malta68 points 68 points 68
42 Poland68 points 68 points 68
42 Slovakia68 points 68 points 68
47 Bermuda65 points 65 points 65
47 Chile65 points 65 points 65
47 Cyprus65 points 65 points 65
47 Hong Kong65 points 65 points 65
47 Hungary65 points 65 points 65
47 Tahiti65 points 65 points 65
47 Uruguay65 points 65 points 65
47 Wallis and Futuna65 points 65 points 65
55 Brazil62 points 62 points 62
55 Greece62 points 62 points 62
57 Argentina60 points 60 points 60
57 Bulgaria60 points 60 points 60
57 Cayman Islands60 points 60 points 60
57 Japan60 points 60 points 60
57 Puerto Rico60 points 60 points 60
57 Singapore60 points 60 points 60
57 Turks and Caicos Islands60 points 60 points 60
57 United States60 points 60 points 60
65 Curacao58 points 58 points 58
65 Sint Maarten58 points 58 points 58
65 U.S. Virgin Islands58 points 58 points 58
68 Aruba55 points 55 points 55
68 British Virgin Islands55 points 55 points 55
68 Chinese Taipei55 points 55 points 55
68 Colombia55 points 55 points 55
68 Korea Republic55 points 55 points 55
68 Macau55 points 55 points 55
68 Mauritius55 points 55 points 55
68 Romania55 points 55 points 55
68 South Africa55 points 55 points 55
77 Ukraine52 points 52 points 52
78 Anguilla50 points 50 points 50
78 Bahamas50 points 50 points 50
78 Barbados50 points 50 points 50
78 Ecuador50 points 50 points 50
78 Guam50 points 50 points 50
78 Mexico50 points 50 points 50
78 Montenegro50 points 50 points 50
78 Montserrat50 points 50 points 50
78 Northern Mariana Islands50 points 50 points 50
78 Panama50 points 50 points 50
78 Saint Kitts and Nevis50 points 50 points 50
78 Serbia50 points 50 points 50
78 Trinidad and Tobago50 points 50 points 50
91 Peru48 points 48 points 48
91 Saint Lucia48 points 48 points 48
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines48 points 48 points 48
94 American Samoa45 points 45 points 45
94 Antigua and Barbuda45 points 45 points 45
94 Belize45 points 45 points 45
94 Cook Islands45 points 45 points 45
94 Dominican Republic45 points 45 points 45
94 Georgia45 points 45 points 45
94 Grenada45 points 45 points 45
94 Guatemala45 points 45 points 45
94 India45 points 45 points 45
94 Jamaica45 points 45 points 45
94 North Macedonia45 points 45 points 45
94 Seychelles45 points 45 points 45
94 Turkey45 points 45 points 45
107 Dominica42 points 42 points 42
107 Kosovo42 points 42 points 42
109 Armenia40 points 40 points 40
109 Belarus40 points 40 points 40
109 Bhutan40 points 40 points 40
109 Bolivia40 points 40 points 40
109 Bosnia and Herzegovina40 points 40 points 40
109 Botswana40 points 40 points 40
109 Cape Verde40 points 40 points 40
109 El Salvador40 points 40 points 40
109 Fiji40 points 40 points 40
109 Guyana40 points 40 points 40
109 Kenya40 points 40 points 40
109 Moldova40 points 40 points 40
109 Namibia40 points 40 points 40
109 Nicaragua40 points 40 points 40
109 Paraguay40 points 40 points 40
109 Philippines40 points 40 points 40
109 Russia40 points 40 points 40
109 Sri Lanka40 points 40 points 40
109 Suriname40 points 40 points 40
109 Thailand40 points 40 points 40
109 United Arab Emirates40 points 40 points 40
130 Albania35 points 35 points 35
130 Azerbaijan35 points 35 points 35
130 Bahrain35 points 35 points 35
130 Brunei35 points 35 points 35
130 Cuba35 points 35 points 35
130 Honduras35 points 35 points 35
130 Kazakhstan35 points 35 points 35
130 Malaysia35 points 35 points 35
130 Mongolia35 points 35 points 35
130 Morocco35 points 35 points 35
130 Niue35 points 35 points 35
130 Tunisia35 points 35 points 35
142 Algeria30 points 30 points 30
142 Egypt30 points 30 points 30
142 Ghana30 points 30 points 30
142 Indonesia30 points 30 points 30
142 Jordan30 points 30 points 30
142 Kyrgyzstan30 points 30 points 30
142 Lebanon30 points 30 points 30
142 Nepal30 points 30 points 30
142 Palau30 points 30 points 30
142 Qatar30 points 30 points 30
142 Rwanda30 points 30 points 30
142 Samoa30 points 30 points 30
142 Swaziland30 points 30 points 30
142 Venezuela30 points 30 points 30
156 Oman28 points 28 points 28
156 Saudi Arabia28 points 28 points 28
156 Tanzania28 points 28 points 28
156 Uzbekistan28 points 28 points 28
160 Bangladesh25 points 25 points 25
160 China25 points 25 points 25
160 Ivory Coast25 points 25 points 25
160 Kiribati25 points 25 points 25
160 Kuwait25 points 25 points 25
160 Lesotho25 points 25 points 25
160 Maldives25 points 25 points 25
160 Marshall Islands25 points 25 points 25
160 Micronesia25 points 25 points 25
160 Nauru25 points 25 points 25
160 Nigeria25 points 25 points 25
160 São Tomé and Príncipe25 points 25 points 25
160 Senegal25 points 25 points 25
160 Tajikistan25 points 25 points 25
160 Tonga25 points 25 points 25
160 Uganda25 points 25 points 25
160 Vietnam25 points 25 points 25
160 Zambia25 points 25 points 25
160 Zanzibar25 points 25 points 25
179 Gambia22 points 22 points 22
179 Malawi22 points 22 points 22
179 Palestine22 points 22 points 22
179 Timor-Leste22 points 22 points 22
179 Tuvalu22 points 22 points 22
179 Vanuatu22 points 22 points 22
179 Zimbabwe22 points 22 points 22
186 Angola20 points 20 points 20
186 Benin20 points 20 points 20
186 Cambodia20 points 20 points 20
186 Djibouti20 points 20 points 20
186 Gabon20 points 20 points 20
186 Iran20 points 20 points 20
186 Laos20 points 20 points 20
186 Liberia20 points 20 points 20
186 Solomon Islands20 points 20 points 20
186 Western Sahara20 points 20 points 20
196 Comoros18 points 18 points 18
196 Congo18 points 18 points 18
196 Libya18 points 18 points 18
196 Madagascar18 points 18 points 18
196 Mozambique18 points 18 points 18
196 Papua New Guinea18 points 18 points 18
196 Togo18 points 18 points 18
196 Turkmenistan18 points 18 points 18
204 Burkina Faso15 points 15 points 15
204 Cameroon15 points 15 points 15
204 Equatorial Guinea15 points 15 points 15
204 Ethiopia15 points 15 points 15
204 Haiti15 points 15 points 15
204 Iraq15 points 15 points 15
204 Mauritania15 points 15 points 15
204 Myanmar15 points 15 points 15
204 Pakistan15 points 15 points 15
204 Sierra Leone15 points 15 points 15
214 Guinea12 points 12 points 12
214 Guinea-Bissau12 points 12 points 12
214 Mali12 points 12 points 12
214 Niger12 points 12 points 12
214 Syria12 points 12 points 12
219 Burundi10 points 10 points 10
219 Sudan10 points 10 points 10
221 Central African Republic8 points 8 points 8
221 Chad8 points 8 points 8
221 Congo DR8 points 8 points 8
221 Eritrea8 points 8 points 8
221 Yemen8 points 8 points 8
226 Afghanistan5 points 5 points 5
226 Korea DPR5 points 5 points 5
226 Somalia5 points 5 points 5
226 South Sudan5 points 5 points 5

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 animal welfare law value. 100 means strong legal protection with practical enforcement; 0 means very weak, incomplete or barely enforced protection.

It considers general animal welfare laws, bans on cruelty and abandonment, recognition of animal welfare, pet and breeding rules, administrative enforcement, penalties and publicly documented enforcement gaps.

Public anchors are the World Animal Protection Animal Protection Index, FAOLEX, Global Animal Law, national legal texts, official legal portals and WOAH animal welfare standards.

The indicator does not measure whether every individual animal is treated well in practice. It evaluates the legal and institutional framework intended to prevent cruelty and enforce animal welfare.

The rating equals the rounded raw value. A higher raw value therefore directly improves the ranking.