Internet Freedom

Nomadino internet-freedom index on a 0-100 scale. Higher is better. The raw value combines direct online-freedom assessments, technical openness, censorship and circumvention conditions, legal and institutional safeguards, shutdown and repression resilience, and practical internet access. Score equals raw value.

1 Iceland97 freedom points 97 freedom points 97
2 Estonia95 freedom points 95 freedom points 95
2 Finland95 freedom points 95 freedom points 95
2 Norway95 freedom points 95 freedom points 95
2 Sweden95 freedom points 95 freedom points 95
6 Denmark94 freedom points 94 freedom points 94
7 Netherlands93 freedom points 93 freedom points 93
7 Switzerland93 freedom points 93 freedom points 93
9 Faroe Islands90 freedom points 90 freedom points 90
10 Greenland89 freedom points 89 freedom points 89
10 Liechtenstein89 freedom points 89 freedom points 89
12 New Zealand88 freedom points 88 freedom points 88
13 Luxembourg87 freedom points 87 freedom points 87
13 Monaco87 freedom points 87 freedom points 87
15 Ireland86 freedom points 86 freedom points 86
15 San Marino86 freedom points 86 freedom points 86
17 Andorra85 freedom points 85 freedom points 85
17 Austria85 freedom points 85 freedom points 85
17 Canada85 freedom points 85 freedom points 85
17 Gibraltar85 freedom points 85 freedom points 85
21 Czech Republic83 freedom points 83 freedom points 83
21 Germany83 freedom points 83 freedom points 83
21 Japan83 freedom points 83 freedom points 83
21 Latvia83 freedom points 83 freedom points 83
21 Portugal83 freedom points 83 freedom points 83
26 Australia82 freedom points 82 freedom points 82
26 Lithuania82 freedom points 82 freedom points 82
28 Belgium81 freedom points 81 freedom points 81
28 Bermuda81 freedom points 81 freedom points 81
28 Cayman Islands81 freedom points 81 freedom points 81
28 Saint Pierre and Miquelon81 freedom points 81 freedom points 81
28 Slovenia81 freedom points 81 freedom points 81
33 British Virgin Islands80 freedom points 80 freedom points 80
33 Korea Republic80 freedom points 80 freedom points 80
33 Réunion80 freedom points 80 freedom points 80
36 United Kingdom79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Anguilla79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Aruba79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Curacao79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Guadeloupe79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Malta79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Martinique79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 New Caledonia79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Tahiti79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Turks and Caicos Islands79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
37 Uruguay79 freedom points 79 freedom points 79
47 Chinese Taipei78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
47 France78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
47 French Guiana78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
47 Montserrat78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
47 Saint-Martin78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
47 Singapore78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
47 Sint Maarten78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
47 Spain78 freedom points 78 freedom points 78
55 Cyprus77 freedom points 77 freedom points 77
55 Guam77 freedom points 77 freedom points 77
55 Puerto Rico77 freedom points 77 freedom points 77
55 Slovakia77 freedom points 77 freedom points 77
59 American Samoa76 freedom points 76 freedom points 76
59 Italy76 freedom points 76 freedom points 76
59 Mayotte76 freedom points 76 freedom points 76
59 Northern Mariana Islands76 freedom points 76 freedom points 76
59 Poland76 freedom points 76 freedom points 76
59 U.S. Virgin Islands76 freedom points 76 freedom points 76
59 Wallis and Futuna76 freedom points 76 freedom points 76
66 Barbados75 freedom points 75 freedom points 75
66 Chile75 freedom points 75 freedom points 75
66 Croatia75 freedom points 75 freedom points 75
66 Niue75 freedom points 75 freedom points 75
70 Cook Islands74 freedom points 74 freedom points 74
70 Romania74 freedom points 74 freedom points 74
70 United States74 freedom points 74 freedom points 74
73 Costa Rica73 freedom points 73 freedom points 73
73 Greece73 freedom points 73 freedom points 73
73 Hungary73 freedom points 73 freedom points 73
76 Bahamas72 freedom points 72 freedom points 72
76 Bulgaria72 freedom points 72 freedom points 72
76 Cape Verde72 freedom points 72 freedom points 72
76 Mauritius72 freedom points 72 freedom points 72
76 Palau72 freedom points 72 freedom points 72
76 Seychelles72 freedom points 72 freedom points 72
82 Botswana71 freedom points 71 freedom points 71
83 Antigua and Barbuda70 freedom points 70 freedom points 70
83 Dominica70 freedom points 70 freedom points 70
83 Grenada70 freedom points 70 freedom points 70
83 Namibia70 freedom points 70 freedom points 70
83 Saint Kitts and Nevis70 freedom points 70 freedom points 70
83 Saint Lucia70 freedom points 70 freedom points 70
83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines70 freedom points 70 freedom points 70
90 Samoa69 freedom points 69 freedom points 69
90 South Africa69 freedom points 69 freedom points 69
90 Trinidad and Tobago69 freedom points 69 freedom points 69
93 Albania68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
93 Belize68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
93 Fiji68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
93 Micronesia68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
93 Montenegro68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
93 North Macedonia68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
93 Panama68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
93 Vanuatu68 freedom points 68 freedom points 68
101 Argentina67 freedom points 67 freedom points 67
101 Nauru67 freedom points 67 freedom points 67
101 Suriname67 freedom points 67 freedom points 67
101 Tonga67 freedom points 67 freedom points 67
105 Jamaica66 freedom points 66 freedom points 66
105 Marshall Islands66 freedom points 66 freedom points 66
105 Mongolia66 freedom points 66 freedom points 66
105 Serbia66 freedom points 66 freedom points 66
105 Tuvalu66 freedom points 66 freedom points 66
110 Guyana65 freedom points 65 freedom points 65
110 Kosovo65 freedom points 65 freedom points 65
112 Bhutan64 freedom points 64 freedom points 64
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina64 freedom points 64 freedom points 64
112 Brazil64 freedom points 64 freedom points 64
112 Israel64 freedom points 64 freedom points 64
112 Kiribati64 freedom points 64 freedom points 64
112 São Tomé and Príncipe64 freedom points 64 freedom points 64
112 Solomon Islands64 freedom points 64 freedom points 64
119 Malaysia63 freedom points 63 freedom points 63
120 Ghana62 freedom points 62 freedom points 62
120 Maldives62 freedom points 62 freedom points 62
120 Moldova62 freedom points 62 freedom points 62
120 Paraguay62 freedom points 62 freedom points 62
120 Peru62 freedom points 62 freedom points 62
125 Dominican Republic61 freedom points 61 freedom points 61
125 Georgia61 freedom points 61 freedom points 61
125 Lesotho61 freedom points 61 freedom points 61
125 Nepal61 freedom points 61 freedom points 61
125 Timor-Leste61 freedom points 61 freedom points 61
130 Armenia59 freedom points 59 freedom points 59
130 Bolivia59 freedom points 59 freedom points 59
130 El Salvador59 freedom points 59 freedom points 59
133 Colombia58 freedom points 58 freedom points 58
133 Ecuador58 freedom points 58 freedom points 58
133 Philippines58 freedom points 58 freedom points 58
136 Malawi57 freedom points 57 freedom points 57
136 Papua New Guinea57 freedom points 57 freedom points 57
136 Zambia57 freedom points 57 freedom points 57
139 Indonesia56 freedom points 56 freedom points 56
139 Ivory Coast56 freedom points 56 freedom points 56
139 Senegal56 freedom points 56 freedom points 56
139 Sri Lanka56 freedom points 56 freedom points 56
143 Benin55 freedom points 55 freedom points 55
143 Gambia55 freedom points 55 freedom points 55
143 Guatemala55 freedom points 55 freedom points 55
143 Liberia55 freedom points 55 freedom points 55
143 Madagascar55 freedom points 55 freedom points 55
143 Mexico55 freedom points 55 freedom points 55
143 Tunisia55 freedom points 55 freedom points 55
150 Honduras54 freedom points 54 freedom points 54
150 Morocco54 freedom points 54 freedom points 54
150 Sierra Leone54 freedom points 54 freedom points 54
150 Thailand54 freedom points 54 freedom points 54
154 Kyrgyzstan53 freedom points 53 freedom points 53
155 Comoros51 freedom points 51 freedom points 51
155 Gabon51 freedom points 51 freedom points 51
155 Guinea-Bissau51 freedom points 51 freedom points 51
155 Kenya51 freedom points 51 freedom points 51
159 Rwanda50 freedom points 50 freedom points 50
159 Ukraine50 freedom points 50 freedom points 50
161 Mauritania49 freedom points 49 freedom points 49
161 Tanzania49 freedom points 49 freedom points 49
163 Swaziland48 freedom points 48 freedom points 48
163 Togo48 freedom points 48 freedom points 48
163 Zanzibar48 freedom points 48 freedom points 48
166 Guinea47 freedom points 47 freedom points 47
167 Angola46 freedom points 46 freedom points 46
167 Djibouti46 freedom points 46 freedom points 46
169 Congo45 freedom points 45 freedom points 45
169 Jordan45 freedom points 45 freedom points 45
169 Macau45 freedom points 45 freedom points 45
169 Mozambique45 freedom points 45 freedom points 45
173 Equatorial Guinea44 freedom points 44 freedom points 44
173 India44 freedom points 44 freedom points 44
175 Uganda43 freedom points 43 freedom points 43
176 Kuwait42 freedom points 42 freedom points 42
177 Lebanon41 freedom points 41 freedom points 41
178 Brunei40 freedom points 40 freedom points 40
178 Haiti40 freedom points 40 freedom points 40
178 Kazakhstan40 freedom points 40 freedom points 40
178 Nigeria40 freedom points 40 freedom points 40
178 Zimbabwe40 freedom points 40 freedom points 40
183 Algeria39 freedom points 39 freedom points 39
183 Cameroon39 freedom points 39 freedom points 39
183 Niger39 freedom points 39 freedom points 39
183 Qatar39 freedom points 39 freedom points 39
187 Burkina Faso38 freedom points 38 freedom points 38
187 Burundi38 freedom points 38 freedom points 38
187 Cambodia38 freedom points 38 freedom points 38
187 Hong Kong38 freedom points 38 freedom points 38
187 Oman38 freedom points 38 freedom points 38
192 Bangladesh36 freedom points 36 freedom points 36
193 Mali34 freedom points 34 freedom points 34
193 Turkey34 freedom points 34 freedom points 34
195 Western Sahara33 freedom points 33 freedom points 33
196 Chad32 freedom points 32 freedom points 32
197 Central African Republic31 freedom points 31 freedom points 31
197 Libya31 freedom points 31 freedom points 31
199 Azerbaijan30 freedom points 30 freedom points 30
199 Congo DR30 freedom points 30 freedom points 30
201 Laos29 freedom points 29 freedom points 29
202 Iraq28 freedom points 28 freedom points 28
202 Tajikistan28 freedom points 28 freedom points 28
204 Bahrain27 freedom points 27 freedom points 27
204 Ethiopia27 freedom points 27 freedom points 27
204 Nicaragua27 freedom points 27 freedom points 27
204 Pakistan27 freedom points 27 freedom points 27
204 Venezuela27 freedom points 27 freedom points 27
209 Palestine26 freedom points 26 freedom points 26
209 United Arab Emirates26 freedom points 26 freedom points 26
209 Uzbekistan26 freedom points 26 freedom points 26
212 Egypt24 freedom points 24 freedom points 24
212 Vietnam24 freedom points 24 freedom points 24
214 Belarus22 freedom points 22 freedom points 22
214 Saudi Arabia22 freedom points 22 freedom points 22
216 Somalia21 freedom points 21 freedom points 21
216 South Sudan21 freedom points 21 freedom points 21
218 Russia20 freedom points 20 freedom points 20
218 Yemen20 freedom points 20 freedom points 20
220 Cuba18 freedom points 18 freedom points 18
221 Myanmar15 freedom points 15 freedom points 15
222 Afghanistan14 freedom points 14 freedom points 14
222 Sudan14 freedom points 14 freedom points 14
224 Iran13 freedom points 13 freedom points 13
225 Eritrea12 freedom points 12 freedom points 12
225 Syria12 freedom points 12 freedom points 12
227 China8 freedom points 8 freedom points 8
227 Turkmenistan8 freedom points 8 freedom points 8
229 Korea DPR3 freedom points 3 freedom points 3

Last rating: June 13th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino internet-freedom index from 0 to 100 freedom points. 100 means a very open, usable internet with strong user safeguards; low values indicate censorship, shutdowns, technical blocking, surveillance, repression or weak remedies for users.

The calculation combines five components: 35% direct online-freedom assessment, 20% technical openness and circumvention conditions, 20% legal and institutional safeguards, 15% resilience against shutdowns and online repression, and 10% practical internet access and usability. The score equals the raw value; higher is better.

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

Technical measurements are not scored by raw test volume. Relevant signals are confirmed or plausible blocking patterns, network coverage, affected categories, recurrence and agreement with country reports. Shutdowns, throttling and platform blocks carry more weight when they are politically motivated, recent, repeated, or national or broad regional events.

Closed states, hard censorship architectures, systematic repression, very weak remedies or repeated shutdowns can trigger score ceilings, so strong infrastructure or generic governance proxies do not hide real freedom deficits. Very open countries and low-data territories can use cautious floors or fallbacks based on administering state, local legal context, regional comparators and administrative influence.