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World Watch Rankings

Strictest countries for internet & online content (2026)

Where online content is most heavily controlled or censored.

  1. 1Turkey10
  2. 2Russia10
  3. 3Saudi Arabia10
  4. 4Bahrain10
  5. 5Qatar10
  6. 6China10
  7. 7Vietnam10
  8. 8Kazakhstan10
  9. 9Egypt10
  10. 10Algeria10
  11. 11Azerbaijan10
  12. 12Bangladesh10
  13. 13Belarus10
  14. 14Brunei10
  15. 15Cambodia10
  16. 16Cameroon10
  17. 17Cuba10
  18. 18Ethiopia10
  19. 19Iran10
  20. 20Laos10
  21. 21Myanmar10
  22. 22Tanzania10
  23. 23Tunisia10
  24. 24Uganda10
  25. 25Uzbekistan10
  26. 26Venezuela10
  27. 27Afghanistan10
  28. 28Burkina Faso10
  29. 29Equatorial Guinea10
  30. 30Eritrea10

Other rankings

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Derived from sourced status data across 8 categories - orientation, not legal advice. Explore the interactive map →