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Countries that Censor the Internet 2024

  • Freedom House rankings include 70 countries as of 2023. It is possible that some countries not currently included in the rankings would place among the 10 worst if they were to join the rankings.
  • Freedom House Internet Freedom rankings are compiled from a number of individual indicators, which can be grouped into three subcategories: Obstacles to Access, Limits on Content, and Violations of User Rights.

70 countries

Country
IF Status 2023
Internet Freedom Score 2023
IF Total Score 2022
IF Obstacles to Access Score
IF Limits on Content Score
IF Violations of User Rights Score
ChinaNot Free91072
MyanmarNot Free1012253
IranNot Free1116641
CubaNot Free2020497
VietnamNot Free22221264
RussiaNot Free21231056
Saudi ArabiaNot Free25241375
PakistanNot Free26265138
EthiopiaNot Free262751110
EgyptNot Free28271495
UzbekistanNot Free25278116
United Arab EmiratesNot Free30281497
BelarusNot Free25281375
SudanNot Free302951510
BahrainNot Free23291567
VenezuelaNot Free293071111
TurkeyNot Free303212108
KazakhstanNot Free3432121210
RwandaNot Free3737131113
AzerbaijanNot Free3738111511
ThailandNot Free393916149
IraqPartly Free4342111715
BangladeshPartly Free4143121811
CambodiaPartly Free4443131714
LibyaPartly Free424472114
NicaraguaPartly Free4245111615
JordanPartly Free4747131717
Sri LankaPartly Free5248122218
IndonesiaPartly Free4749141716
ZimbabwePartly Free5149102318
UgandaPartly Free5150132018
IndiaPartly Free5051132017
MoroccoPartly Free5351172115
LebanonPartly Free505192219
KyrgyzstanPartly Free5253162016
SingaporePartly Free5454191718
GambiaPartly Free5656132419
NigeriaPartly Free6057172518
MalawiPartly Free6057112524
ZambiaPartly Free5958152420
UkrainePartly Free5959182219
MalaysiaPartly Free6159192220
MexicoPartly Free6261182519
AngolaPartly Free5961122819
TunisiaPartly Free5961162617
ColombiaPartly Free6564192521
GhanaPartly Free6564152723
EcuadorPartly Free6464182422
BrazilPartly Free6465202321
PhilippinesPartly Free6165162322
South KoreaPartly Free6767222421
KenyaPartly Free6668162723
HungaryPartly Free6969212424
ArgentinaFree7371192826
SerbiaFree7172222425
South AfricaFree7373172927
ArmeniaFree7274192825
ItalyFree7575212925
United StatesFree7676213025
FranceFree7676232924
AustraliaFree7676232825
JapanFree7777222926
GermanyFree7777232826
GeorgiaFree7678192928
United KingdomFree7979243025
TaiwanFree7879242925
CanadaFree8887233332
Costa RicaFree8588213331
EstoniaFree9393253137
IcelandFree9495253435

How many countries censor the internet?

There are currently 21 countries around the world that censor the internet at a high level, and 32 countries that censor the internet at a medium level.

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