Internet Censorship

Nomadino internet-censorship risk index on a 0-100 scale. Lower is better. The raw value combines website, app and content blocking; shutdown and throttling pressure; legal and regulatory censorship; access and circumvention barriers; online-expression repression; and documented current high-risk cases. Score equals 100 minus raw value.
1 Iceland0 risk points 0 risk points 100
2 Denmark4 risk points 4 risk points 96
2 Norway4 risk points 4 risk points 96
2 Switzerland4 risk points 4 risk points 96
5 Finland5 risk points 5 risk points 95
5 Sweden5 risk points 5 risk points 95
7 Netherlands6 risk points 6 risk points 94
8 Liechtenstein7 risk points 7 risk points 93
9 Estonia8 risk points 8 risk points 92
9 Faroe Islands8 risk points 8 risk points 92
9 Greenland8 risk points 8 risk points 92
9 Luxembourg8 risk points 8 risk points 92
13 Andorra9 risk points 9 risk points 91
13 Monaco9 risk points 9 risk points 91
13 San Marino9 risk points 9 risk points 91
16 Austria10 risk points 10 risk points 90
16 Ireland10 risk points 10 risk points 90
18 Gibraltar11 risk points 11 risk points 89
18 New Zealand11 risk points 11 risk points 89
20 Canada13 risk points 13 risk points 87
20 Czech Republic13 risk points 13 risk points 87
20 Germany13 risk points 13 risk points 87
20 Portugal13 risk points 13 risk points 87
20 Saint Pierre and Miquelon13 risk points 13 risk points 87
20 Slovenia13 risk points 13 risk points 87
26 Anguilla14 risk points 14 risk points 86
26 Belgium14 risk points 14 risk points 86
26 Bermuda14 risk points 14 risk points 86
26 British Virgin Islands14 risk points 14 risk points 86
26 Cayman Islands14 risk points 14 risk points 86
26 Latvia14 risk points 14 risk points 86
32 Aruba15 risk points 15 risk points 85
32 Australia15 risk points 15 risk points 85
32 Japan15 risk points 15 risk points 85
32 Lithuania15 risk points 15 risk points 85
32 Malta15 risk points 15 risk points 85
32 Réunion15 risk points 15 risk points 85
32 Tahiti15 risk points 15 risk points 85
32 Uruguay15 risk points 15 risk points 85
40 Curacao16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 French Guiana16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 Guadeloupe16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 Guam16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 Martinique16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 Montserrat16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 New Caledonia16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 Northern Mariana Islands16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 Saint-Martin16 risk points 16 risk points 84
40 Turks and Caicos Islands16 risk points 16 risk points 84
50 United Kingdom17 risk points 17 risk points 83
51 American Samoa17 risk points 17 risk points 83
51 Puerto Rico17 risk points 17 risk points 83
51 Singapore17 risk points 17 risk points 83
51 Sint Maarten17 risk points 17 risk points 83
51 U.S. Virgin Islands17 risk points 17 risk points 83
51 Wallis and Futuna17 risk points 17 risk points 83
57 Niue18 risk points 18 risk points 82
58 Barbados19 risk points 19 risk points 81
58 Chile19 risk points 19 risk points 81
58 Italy19 risk points 19 risk points 81
58 Spain19 risk points 19 risk points 81
62 Cook Islands20 risk points 20 risk points 80
62 France20 risk points 20 risk points 80
62 Mayotte20 risk points 20 risk points 80
65 Croatia21 risk points 21 risk points 79
65 Palau21 risk points 21 risk points 79
65 Seychelles21 risk points 21 risk points 79
68 Botswana22 risk points 22 risk points 78
68 Cape Verde22 risk points 22 risk points 78
68 Chinese Taipei22 risk points 22 risk points 78
68 Costa Rica22 risk points 22 risk points 78
68 Cyprus22 risk points 22 risk points 78
68 Korea Republic22 risk points 22 risk points 78
68 Slovakia22 risk points 22 risk points 78
75 Namibia23 risk points 23 risk points 77
75 Vanuatu23 risk points 23 risk points 77
77 Bahamas24 risk points 24 risk points 76
77 Belize24 risk points 24 risk points 76
77 Fiji24 risk points 24 risk points 76
77 Poland24 risk points 24 risk points 76
77 Suriname24 risk points 24 risk points 76
77 Trinidad and Tobago24 risk points 24 risk points 76
77 United States24 risk points 24 risk points 76
84 Antigua and Barbuda25 risk points 25 risk points 75
84 Bulgaria25 risk points 25 risk points 75
84 Dominica25 risk points 25 risk points 75
84 Greece25 risk points 25 risk points 75
84 Micronesia25 risk points 25 risk points 75
84 Nauru25 risk points 25 risk points 75
90 Argentina26 risk points 26 risk points 74
90 Grenada26 risk points 26 risk points 74
90 Hungary26 risk points 26 risk points 74
90 Saint Lucia26 risk points 26 risk points 74
90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines26 risk points 26 risk points 74
90 Samoa26 risk points 26 risk points 74
90 South Africa26 risk points 26 risk points 74
97 Albania27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Marshall Islands27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Mauritius27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Montenegro27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 North Macedonia27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Panama27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Romania27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Tonga27 risk points 27 risk points 73
97 Tuvalu27 risk points 27 risk points 73
107 Bhutan28 risk points 28 risk points 72
107 Mongolia28 risk points 28 risk points 72
109 Kiribati29 risk points 29 risk points 71
109 Nepal29 risk points 29 risk points 71
111 Guyana30 risk points 30 risk points 70
111 Kosovo30 risk points 30 risk points 70
111 Solomon Islands30 risk points 30 risk points 70
114 Jamaica31 risk points 31 risk points 69
114 São Tomé and Príncipe31 risk points 31 risk points 69
114 Serbia31 risk points 31 risk points 69
117 Brazil32 risk points 32 risk points 68
117 Paraguay32 risk points 32 risk points 68
117 Peru32 risk points 32 risk points 68
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina33 risk points 33 risk points 67
120 Dominican Republic33 risk points 33 risk points 67
120 Timor-Leste33 risk points 33 risk points 67
123 Bolivia34 risk points 34 risk points 66
123 Lesotho34 risk points 34 risk points 66
125 Moldova36 risk points 36 risk points 64
125 Papua New Guinea36 risk points 36 risk points 64
127 El Salvador37 risk points 37 risk points 63
127 Maldives37 risk points 37 risk points 63
129 Armenia38 risk points 38 risk points 62
129 Colombia38 risk points 38 risk points 62
129 Ghana38 risk points 38 risk points 62
129 Ivory Coast38 risk points 38 risk points 62
133 Ecuador39 risk points 39 risk points 61
133 Honduras39 risk points 39 risk points 61
133 Israel39 risk points 39 risk points 61
133 Philippines39 risk points 39 risk points 61
133 Thailand39 risk points 39 risk points 61
133 Zambia39 risk points 39 risk points 61
139 Guatemala40 risk points 40 risk points 60
139 Malawi40 risk points 40 risk points 60
141 Guinea-Bissau41 risk points 41 risk points 59
141 Malaysia41 risk points 41 risk points 59
143 Benin42 risk points 42 risk points 58
143 Gabon42 risk points 42 risk points 58
143 Gambia42 risk points 42 risk points 58
143 Sri Lanka42 risk points 42 risk points 58
147 Georgia43 risk points 43 risk points 57
147 Liberia43 risk points 43 risk points 57
147 Madagascar43 risk points 43 risk points 57
150 Sierra Leone44 risk points 44 risk points 56
150 Tunisia44 risk points 44 risk points 56
152 Comoros45 risk points 45 risk points 55
152 Equatorial Guinea45 risk points 45 risk points 55
152 Senegal45 risk points 45 risk points 55
155 Angola46 risk points 46 risk points 54
155 Congo46 risk points 46 risk points 54
155 Djibouti46 risk points 46 risk points 54
155 Kyrgyzstan46 risk points 46 risk points 54
155 Mexico46 risk points 46 risk points 54
155 Morocco46 risk points 46 risk points 54
155 Rwanda46 risk points 46 risk points 54
162 Guinea47 risk points 47 risk points 53
162 Swaziland47 risk points 47 risk points 53
164 Indonesia48 risk points 48 risk points 52
164 Mauritania48 risk points 48 risk points 52
164 Togo48 risk points 48 risk points 52
167 Zanzibar50 risk points 50 risk points 50
168 Kenya51 risk points 51 risk points 49
168 Mozambique51 risk points 51 risk points 49
168 Tanzania51 risk points 51 risk points 49
171 Zimbabwe53 risk points 53 risk points 47
172 India54 risk points 54 risk points 46
173 Ukraine55 risk points 55 risk points 45
174 Burundi56 risk points 56 risk points 44
174 Haiti56 risk points 56 risk points 44
174 Nigeria56 risk points 56 risk points 44
174 Uganda56 risk points 56 risk points 44
178 Burkina Faso58 risk points 58 risk points 42
179 Cameroon59 risk points 59 risk points 41
179 Western Sahara59 risk points 59 risk points 41
181 Jordan60 risk points 60 risk points 40
181 Macau60 risk points 60 risk points 40
181 Niger60 risk points 60 risk points 40
184 Lebanon61 risk points 61 risk points 39
185 Nicaragua62 risk points 62 risk points 38
186 Chad63 risk points 63 risk points 37
187 Algeria64 risk points 64 risk points 36
187 Central African Republic64 risk points 64 risk points 36
187 Venezuela64 risk points 64 risk points 36
190 Mali65 risk points 65 risk points 35
191 Bangladesh66 risk points 66 risk points 34
191 Congo DR66 risk points 66 risk points 34
191 Hong Kong66 risk points 66 risk points 34
194 Cambodia68 risk points 68 risk points 32
194 Kazakhstan68 risk points 68 risk points 32
194 Libya68 risk points 68 risk points 32
197 Kuwait70 risk points 70 risk points 30
198 Brunei72 risk points 72 risk points 28
198 Ethiopia72 risk points 72 risk points 28
198 Iraq72 risk points 72 risk points 28
198 Oman72 risk points 72 risk points 28
202 Azerbaijan74 risk points 74 risk points 26
202 Qatar74 risk points 74 risk points 26
204 Tajikistan76 risk points 76 risk points 24
204 United Arab Emirates76 risk points 76 risk points 24
206 Bahrain78 risk points 78 risk points 22
206 Laos78 risk points 78 risk points 22
206 Pakistan78 risk points 78 risk points 22
206 Turkey78 risk points 78 risk points 22
210 Cuba80 risk points 80 risk points 20
210 Uzbekistan80 risk points 80 risk points 20
212 South Sudan81 risk points 81 risk points 19
213 Somalia82 risk points 82 risk points 18
213 Vietnam82 risk points 82 risk points 18
215 Belarus84 risk points 84 risk points 16
215 Egypt84 risk points 84 risk points 16
215 Yemen84 risk points 84 risk points 16
218 Myanmar88 risk points 88 risk points 12
218 Palestine88 risk points 88 risk points 12
218 Russia88 risk points 88 risk points 12
221 Afghanistan90 risk points 90 risk points 10
221 Eritrea90 risk points 90 risk points 10
221 Saudi Arabia90 risk points 90 risk points 10
224 Sudan91 risk points 91 risk points 9
225 Syria92 risk points 92 risk points 8
226 Iran94 risk points 94 risk points 6
226 Turkmenistan94 risk points 94 risk points 6
228 China96 risk points 96 risk points 4
229 Korea DPR98 risk points 98 risk points 2

Last rating: June 13th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is Nomadino internet-censorship risk from 0 to 100 risk points. 0 means a very open internet without relevant state blocking, while 100 means extreme censorship, hard filtering architecture, shutdowns or almost no free access.

The calculation combines five components: 40% website, app and content blocking, 20% shutdowns, throttling and platform disruptions, 15% legal and regulatory censorship, 10% access barriers and restrictions on circumvention tools, and 10% repression around online expression. A further 5% stabilises the direct historical censorship anchor.

The public source families are Freedom House Freedom on the Net, OONI Explorer, Access Now KeepItOn/STOP, Digital Society Project and V-Dem. Nomadino harmonises these signals with maintained indicators for internet freedom, VPN access, state surveillance, data protection, rule of law, democracy, political stability, political violence and active conflicts.

OONI measurements are not scored by raw test volume because well-measured countries could otherwise look artificially worse. The relevant signals are confirmed or plausible blocking patterns by category, network coverage and recurrence. Shutdowns carry more weight when they are recent, national or broad regional events, politically motivated or repeated.

Closed states, repeated shutdown countries, hard filtering architectures, systematic media or messenger blocks, and acute conflict or repression contexts can trigger minimum risk values. These floors prevent missing measurements or older annual data from understating current censorship risk.

The score is derived directly from the raw value: score = 100 minus raw value. A lower raw value therefore improves the ranking.