State Surveillance

Nomadino state-surveillance risk index on a 0-100 scale. Lower is better. The raw value combines online user-rights and privacy restrictions, digital-control and shutdown proxies, AI/biometric surveillance capability, rule-of-law and oversight safeguards, data-protection context and documented high-risk surveillance cases. Score equals 100 minus raw value.
1 Iceland4 risk points 4 risk points 96
2 Denmark7 risk points 7 risk points 93
2 Norway7 risk points 7 risk points 93
4 Finland8 risk points 8 risk points 92
4 Sweden8 risk points 8 risk points 92
4 Switzerland8 risk points 8 risk points 92
7 Liechtenstein9 risk points 9 risk points 91
8 Luxembourg10 risk points 10 risk points 90
9 Andorra11 risk points 11 risk points 89
9 Netherlands11 risk points 11 risk points 89
9 San Marino11 risk points 11 risk points 89
12 Faroe Islands12 risk points 12 risk points 88
13 Austria13 risk points 13 risk points 87
13 Estonia13 risk points 13 risk points 87
13 Greenland13 risk points 13 risk points 87
13 Ireland13 risk points 13 risk points 87
17 Monaco14 risk points 14 risk points 86
18 Gibraltar15 risk points 15 risk points 85
19 Portugal16 risk points 16 risk points 84
20 Czech Republic17 risk points 17 risk points 83
20 Saint Pierre and Miquelon17 risk points 17 risk points 83
22 Anguilla18 risk points 18 risk points 82
22 Belgium18 risk points 18 risk points 82
22 Bermuda18 risk points 18 risk points 82
22 British Virgin Islands18 risk points 18 risk points 82
22 Cayman Islands18 risk points 18 risk points 82
22 Latvia18 risk points 18 risk points 82
22 Slovenia18 risk points 18 risk points 82
29 Aruba19 risk points 19 risk points 81
29 Germany19 risk points 19 risk points 81
29 Japan19 risk points 19 risk points 81
29 Lithuania19 risk points 19 risk points 81
29 Malta19 risk points 19 risk points 81
29 New Zealand19 risk points 19 risk points 81
29 Réunion19 risk points 19 risk points 81
29 Tahiti19 risk points 19 risk points 81
37 Curacao20 risk points 20 risk points 80
37 French Guiana20 risk points 20 risk points 80
37 Guadeloupe20 risk points 20 risk points 80
37 Martinique20 risk points 20 risk points 80
37 New Caledonia20 risk points 20 risk points 80
37 Saint-Martin20 risk points 20 risk points 80
37 Turks and Caicos Islands20 risk points 20 risk points 80
37 Uruguay20 risk points 20 risk points 80
45 Canada21 risk points 21 risk points 79
45 Guam21 risk points 21 risk points 79
45 Montserrat21 risk points 21 risk points 79
45 Northern Mariana Islands21 risk points 21 risk points 79
45 Puerto Rico21 risk points 21 risk points 79
45 Sint Maarten21 risk points 21 risk points 79
45 U.S. Virgin Islands21 risk points 21 risk points 79
52 American Samoa22 risk points 22 risk points 78
52 Wallis and Futuna22 risk points 22 risk points 78
54 Chile23 risk points 23 risk points 77
55 Australia24 risk points 24 risk points 76
55 Barbados24 risk points 24 risk points 76
55 Italy24 risk points 24 risk points 76
55 Mayotte24 risk points 24 risk points 76
55 Niue24 risk points 24 risk points 76
60 Chinese Taipei25 risk points 25 risk points 75
60 Cook Islands25 risk points 25 risk points 75
60 Croatia25 risk points 25 risk points 75
60 Cyprus25 risk points 25 risk points 75
60 Korea Republic25 risk points 25 risk points 75
60 Slovakia25 risk points 25 risk points 75
60 Spain25 risk points 25 risk points 75
67 United Kingdom26 risk points 26 risk points 74
68 Costa Rica26 risk points 26 risk points 74
68 France26 risk points 26 risk points 74
68 Seychelles26 risk points 26 risk points 74
71 Botswana27 risk points 27 risk points 73
71 Cape Verde27 risk points 27 risk points 73
71 Palau27 risk points 27 risk points 73
74 Bahamas28 risk points 28 risk points 72
74 Bulgaria28 risk points 28 risk points 72
74 Namibia28 risk points 28 risk points 72
77 Antigua and Barbuda29 risk points 29 risk points 71
77 Belize29 risk points 29 risk points 71
77 Romania29 risk points 29 risk points 71
77 Suriname29 risk points 29 risk points 71
77 Trinidad and Tobago29 risk points 29 risk points 71
77 Vanuatu29 risk points 29 risk points 71
83 Dominica30 risk points 30 risk points 70
83 Fiji30 risk points 30 risk points 70
83 Grenada30 risk points 30 risk points 70
83 Mauritius30 risk points 30 risk points 70
83 Nauru30 risk points 30 risk points 70
83 Poland30 risk points 30 risk points 70
83 South Africa30 risk points 30 risk points 70
90 Albania31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Argentina31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Micronesia31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Montenegro31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 North Macedonia31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Panama31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Saint Kitts and Nevis31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Saint Lucia31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31 risk points 31 risk points 69
90 Samoa31 risk points 31 risk points 69
100 Tonga32 risk points 32 risk points 68
101 Bhutan33 risk points 33 risk points 67
101 Greece33 risk points 33 risk points 67
101 Kosovo33 risk points 33 risk points 67
101 Marshall Islands33 risk points 33 risk points 67
101 Mongolia33 risk points 33 risk points 67
101 Tuvalu33 risk points 33 risk points 67
101 United States33 risk points 33 risk points 67
108 Guyana34 risk points 34 risk points 66
108 Jamaica34 risk points 34 risk points 66
108 Kiribati34 risk points 34 risk points 66
108 Nepal34 risk points 34 risk points 66
112 Brazil35 risk points 35 risk points 65
112 Hungary35 risk points 35 risk points 65
112 Singapore35 risk points 35 risk points 65
112 Solomon Islands35 risk points 35 risk points 65
116 Bosnia and Herzegovina36 risk points 36 risk points 64
116 Peru36 risk points 36 risk points 64
116 São Tomé and Príncipe36 risk points 36 risk points 64
119 Dominican Republic37 risk points 37 risk points 63
119 Paraguay37 risk points 37 risk points 63
119 Serbia37 risk points 37 risk points 63
122 Bolivia38 risk points 38 risk points 62
122 Colombia38 risk points 38 risk points 62
122 Lesotho38 risk points 38 risk points 62
122 Moldova38 risk points 38 risk points 62
122 Timor-Leste38 risk points 38 risk points 62
127 El Salvador39 risk points 39 risk points 61
128 Ecuador40 risk points 40 risk points 60
128 Ghana40 risk points 40 risk points 60
128 Malaysia40 risk points 40 risk points 60
128 Maldives40 risk points 40 risk points 60
128 Papua New Guinea40 risk points 40 risk points 60
128 Philippines40 risk points 40 risk points 60
134 Armenia41 risk points 41 risk points 59
135 Guatemala42 risk points 42 risk points 58
135 Ivory Coast42 risk points 42 risk points 58
135 Thailand42 risk points 42 risk points 58
138 Honduras43 risk points 43 risk points 57
138 Zambia43 risk points 43 risk points 57
140 Benin44 risk points 44 risk points 56
140 Georgia44 risk points 44 risk points 56
140 Israel44 risk points 44 risk points 56
140 Malawi44 risk points 44 risk points 56
140 Senegal44 risk points 44 risk points 56
145 Sri Lanka45 risk points 45 risk points 55
146 Gambia46 risk points 46 risk points 54
146 Guinea-Bissau46 risk points 46 risk points 54
146 Liberia46 risk points 46 risk points 54
146 Madagascar46 risk points 46 risk points 54
150 Gabon47 risk points 47 risk points 53
150 Kenya47 risk points 47 risk points 53
150 Sierra Leone47 risk points 47 risk points 53
150 Tunisia47 risk points 47 risk points 53
154 Indonesia48 risk points 48 risk points 52
154 Kyrgyzstan48 risk points 48 risk points 52
156 Angola49 risk points 49 risk points 51
156 Comoros49 risk points 49 risk points 51
158 Congo50 risk points 50 risk points 50
158 Djibouti50 risk points 50 risk points 50
158 Equatorial Guinea50 risk points 50 risk points 50
158 Mauritania50 risk points 50 risk points 50
158 Swaziland50 risk points 50 risk points 50
163 Guinea51 risk points 51 risk points 49
163 Togo51 risk points 51 risk points 49
165 Mexico52 risk points 52 risk points 48
165 Mozambique52 risk points 52 risk points 48
165 Tanzania52 risk points 52 risk points 48
165 Ukraine52 risk points 52 risk points 48
169 Uganda53 risk points 53 risk points 47
169 Zanzibar53 risk points 53 risk points 47
169 Zimbabwe53 risk points 53 risk points 47
172 India54 risk points 54 risk points 46
173 Nigeria55 risk points 55 risk points 45
174 Haiti56 risk points 56 risk points 44
174 Morocco56 risk points 56 risk points 44
176 Burkina Faso57 risk points 57 risk points 43
177 Algeria58 risk points 58 risk points 42
177 Cameroon58 risk points 58 risk points 42
179 Burundi59 risk points 59 risk points 41
179 Niger59 risk points 59 risk points 41
181 Jordan60 risk points 60 risk points 40
181 Lebanon60 risk points 60 risk points 40
183 Kuwait62 risk points 62 risk points 38
183 Western Sahara62 risk points 62 risk points 38
185 Chad63 risk points 63 risk points 37
185 Mali63 risk points 63 risk points 37
187 Central African Republic64 risk points 64 risk points 36
188 Congo DR65 risk points 65 risk points 35
189 Bangladesh66 risk points 66 risk points 34
190 Pakistan67 risk points 67 risk points 33
191 Cambodia68 risk points 68 risk points 32
191 Ethiopia68 risk points 68 risk points 32
191 Libya68 risk points 68 risk points 32
191 Macau68 risk points 68 risk points 32
195 Brunei70 risk points 70 risk points 30
195 Oman70 risk points 70 risk points 30
197 Hong Kong72 risk points 72 risk points 28
197 Rwanda72 risk points 72 risk points 28
199 Iraq74 risk points 74 risk points 26
199 Kazakhstan74 risk points 74 risk points 26
199 Qatar74 risk points 74 risk points 26
202 Laos76 risk points 76 risk points 24
202 Tajikistan76 risk points 76 risk points 24
202 Turkey76 risk points 76 risk points 24
205 Nicaragua78 risk points 78 risk points 22
205 Palestine78 risk points 78 risk points 22
205 South Sudan78 risk points 78 risk points 22
205 Venezuela78 risk points 78 risk points 22
205 Vietnam78 risk points 78 risk points 22
210 Somalia79 risk points 79 risk points 21
211 Yemen81 risk points 81 risk points 19
212 Bahrain82 risk points 82 risk points 18
212 Cuba82 risk points 82 risk points 18
212 Egypt82 risk points 82 risk points 18
212 Sudan82 risk points 82 risk points 18
212 Uzbekistan82 risk points 82 risk points 18
217 Azerbaijan84 risk points 84 risk points 16
217 Myanmar84 risk points 84 risk points 16
219 Belarus86 risk points 86 risk points 14
220 Eritrea88 risk points 88 risk points 12
220 Russia88 risk points 88 risk points 12
220 United Arab Emirates88 risk points 88 risk points 12
223 Afghanistan90 risk points 90 risk points 10
223 Saudi Arabia90 risk points 90 risk points 10
223 Syria90 risk points 90 risk points 10
226 China92 risk points 92 risk points 8
226 Iran92 risk points 92 risk points 8
228 Turkmenistan94 risk points 94 risk points 6
229 Korea DPR98 risk points 98 risk points 2

Last rating: June 13th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino state-surveillance risk index from 0 to 100 risk points. 0 means very low state-surveillance risk and strong safeguards, while 100 means extreme surveillance, weak oversight and systematic interference with privacy or digital rights.

The calculation combines six components: 30% online rights and privacy, 20% digital control such as censorship, VPN restrictions and shutdown proxies, 20% weak safeguards based on rule of law, democracy, data protection and political stability, 15% AI, biometric and intelligence-surveillance capability under available safeguards, 10% security-state and conflict stress, and 5% political violence as a repression proxy.

The public source families are Freedom House Freedom on the Net, Digital Society Project, V-Dem, Access Now KeepItOn, the Carnegie AI Global Surveillance Index, World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators and UNCTAD data on data-protection and privacy laws. Nomadino harmonises these signals with maintained indicators for internet freedom, internet censorship, VPN access, data protection, rule of law, democracy, political stability and active conflicts.

Documented special cases can trigger minimum risk values. This covers closed high-surveillance states, countries with broad technical surveillance capability, documented spyware or mass-surveillance cases, hard internet controls, weak judicial oversight, or conflict and repression contexts where missing annual data would understate the risk.

For territories without complete separate source coverage, harmonised fallbacks are derived from administering state, local legal context, internet control, regional comparators and administrative influence. Technical capability alone does not heavily penalise a country; it carries more weight when safeguards are weak or documented abuse cases exist.

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