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Countries with the strongest data-privacy laws (2026)

Where personal-data protection frameworks are most developed.

Top 40 shownEqual scores share a rank (shown as “1=”)How scoring works
RankCountryData & PrivacyScore
1=AlbaniaComprehensive law100
1=AlgeriaComprehensive law100
1=AndorraComprehensive law100
1=AngolaComprehensive law100
1=Antigua and BarbudaComprehensive law100
1=ArgentinaComprehensive law100
1=ArmeniaComprehensive law100
1=AustraliaComprehensive law100
1=AustriaComprehensive law100
1=AzerbaijanComprehensive law100
1=BahamasComprehensive law100
1=BahrainComprehensive law100
1=BangladeshComprehensive law100
1=BarbadosComprehensive law100
1=BelarusComprehensive law100
1=BelgiumComprehensive law100
1=BelizeComprehensive law100
1=BeninComprehensive law100
1=BermudaComprehensive law100
1=Bosnia & HerzegovinaComprehensive law100
1=BotswanaComprehensive law100
1=BrazilComprehensive law100
1=British Virgin IslandsComprehensive law100
1=BruneiComprehensive law100
1=BulgariaComprehensive law100
1=Burkina FasoComprehensive law100
1=BurundiComprehensive law100
1=CameroonComprehensive law100
1=CanadaComprehensive law100
1=Cape VerdeComprehensive law100
1=Cayman IslandsComprehensive law100
1=Central African RepublicComprehensive law100
1=ChadComprehensive law100
1=ChileComprehensive law100
1=ChinaComprehensive law100
1=ColombiaComprehensive law100
1=ComorosComprehensive law100
1=CongoComprehensive law100
1=Costa RicaComprehensive law100
1=Côte d'IvoireComprehensive law100

Scores are derived from each country's researched status, not from opinion. Countries with equal scores share a rank and are listed A–Z. Orientation, not legal advice. Explore the map