World Watch Rankings
Strictest countries for internet & online content (2026)
Where online content is most heavily controlled or censored.
- 1Turkey10
- 2Russia10
- 3Saudi Arabia10
- 4Bahrain10
- 5Qatar10
- 6China10
- 7Vietnam10
- 8Kazakhstan10
- 9Egypt10
- 10Algeria10
- 11Azerbaijan10
- 12Bangladesh10
- 13Belarus10
- 14Brunei10
- 15Cambodia10
- 16Cameroon10
- 17Cuba10
- 18Ethiopia10
- 19Iran10
- 20Laos10
- 21Myanmar10
- 22Tanzania10
- 23Tunisia10
- 24Uganda10
- 25Uzbekistan10
- 26Venezuela10
- 27Afghanistan10
- 28Burkina Faso10
- 29Equatorial Guinea10
- 30Eritrea10
Other rankings
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Derived from sourced status data across 8 categories - orientation, not legal advice. Explore the interactive map →