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World Watch Rankings

Countries with the strongest data-privacy laws (2026)

Where personal-data protection frameworks are most developed.

  1. 1Austria100
  2. 2Belgium100
  3. 3Bulgaria100
  4. 4Croatia100
  5. 5Cyprus100
  6. 6Czechia100
  7. 7Denmark100
  8. 8Estonia100
  9. 9Finland100
  10. 10France100
  11. 11Germany100
  12. 12Greece100
  13. 13Hungary100
  14. 14Ireland100
  15. 15Italy100
  16. 16Latvia100
  17. 17Lithuania100
  18. 18Luxembourg100
  19. 19Malta100
  20. 20Netherlands100
  21. 21Poland100
  22. 22Portugal100
  23. 23Romania100
  24. 24Slovakia100
  25. 25Slovenia100
  26. 26Spain100
  27. 27Sweden100
  28. 28United Kingdom100
  29. 29Singapore100
  30. 30UAE100

Other rankings

Overall framework maturityMost crypto-friendlyStrictest on cryptoMost developed AI rulesBest for digital nomadsEasiest to start a businessStrictest online-safety / censorship

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