Data Protection Atlas

Jurisdiction directory

206 jurisdictions with their depth tier, status, principal law and regulator. Search, filter and sort below; select a row for the full profile.

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206 jurisdictions

Principal law Regulator Pattern Confidence
Afghanistan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No comprehensive law in force No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Albania Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 124/2024 (GDPR-aligned) IDP Commissioner Seeded — unchecked
Algeria Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 18-07 du 10 juin 2018, modifiée par la Loi n° 25-11 du 24 juillet 2025 Autorité nationale de protection des données à caractère personnel (ANPDP) Sourced — unread
Andorra Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 29/2021 APDA Sourced — unread
Angola Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Lei n.º 22/11, de 17 de Junho — Lei da Protecção de Dados Pessoais Agência de Protecção de Dados (APD) Sourced — unread
Antigua & Barbuda Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2013 Seeded — unchecked
Argentina Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 25.326 (reform pending) AAIP Sourced — unread
Armenia Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Protection of Personal Data, HO-49-N, adopted 18 May 2015 Personal Data Protection Agency of the Ministry of Justice Sourced — unread
Australia Asia-Pacific Tier 2 Comprehensive law Privacy Act 1988 (major 2024 amendments) Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Pattern 3 Sourced — unread
Austria Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Datenschutzgesetz (DSG) [Data Protection Act] Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) Sourced — unread
Azerbaijan Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Personal Data, No 998-IIIQ of 11 May 2010 Ministry of Digital Development and Transport (authorised body; no independent DPA) Sourced — unread
Bahamas Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2003 Data Protection Commissioner Seeded — unchecked
Bahrain Middle East Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law No. (30) of 2018 with Respect to Personal Data Protection Law Personal Data Protection Authority (PDPA) Sourced — unread
Bangladesh Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Act, 2026 (Act No. 63 of 2026) Seeded — unchecked
Barbados Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2019 Data Protection Commissioner Seeded — unchecked
Belarus Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law No. 99-Z on Personal Data Protection NPDPC Seeded — unchecked
Belgium Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Loi du 30 juillet 2018 relative à la protection des personnes physiques à l'égard des traitements de données à caractère personnel / Wet van 30 juli 2018 [Act of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data] Autorité de la protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (APD-GBA) Sourced — unread
Belize Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2021 Seeded — unchecked
Benin Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2017-20 du 20 avril 2018 portant Code du numérique (Livre V) Autorité de Protection des Données Personnelles (APDP) Sourced — unread
Bermuda Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law PIPA 2016 (in force 2025) PrivCom Seeded — unchecked
Bhutan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Sectoral / partial Bhutan Information, Communications and Media Act 2018; National Digital Identity Act 2023 No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Bolivia Americas Tier 3 No general law Constitutional habeas data only Seeded — unchecked
Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Protection of Personal Data (new draft pending) Personal Data Protection Agency Seeded — unchecked
Botswana Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2024 (Act No. 18 of 2024) Information and Data Protection Commission Seeded — unchecked
Brazil Americas Tier 2 Comprehensive law LGPD ANPD Sourced — unread
Brunei Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Order, 2025 (S 1/2025) Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI) Sourced — unread
Bulgaria Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Закон за защита на личните данни (ЗЗЛД) [Personal Data Protection Act] Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) Sourced — unread
Burkina Faso Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 001-2021/AN du 30 mars 2021 Commission de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CIL) Seeded — unchecked
Burundi Africa Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Cabo Verde Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 133/V/2001 (rev. 2013) CNPD Seeded — unchecked
Cambodia Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Draft / pending Draft Law on Personal Data Protection (not enacted) No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Cameroon Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 2024/017 on Personal Data Protection Authority being established Seeded — unchecked
Canada Americas Tier 2 Comprehensive law PIPEDA + provincial (Quebec Law 25) OPC Pattern 2 Sourced — unread
Cayman Islands Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2017 (in force 2019) Ombudsman Seeded — unchecked
Central African Republic Africa Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Chad Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 007/PR/2015 du 10 février 2015 Agence Nationale de Sécurité Informatique et de Certification Électronique (ANSICE) Sourced — unread
Chile Americas Tier 2 Comprehensive law Law 21.719 (fully in force Dec 2026) Personal Data Protection Agency (from 2026) Sourced — unread
China Asia-Pacific Tier 2 Comprehensive law Personal Information Protection Law, in force 1 Nov 2021 Cyberspace Administration of China Sourced — unread
Colombia Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 1581 on Personal Data Protection SIC Seeded — unchecked
Comoros Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi relative à la protection des données à caractère personnel, adoptée le 29 juin 2021 Autorité nationale de protection des données à caractère personnel Seeded — unchecked
Congo (Rep.) Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 29-2019 du 10 octobre 2019 Autorité de protection des données à caractère personnel Sourced — unread
Costa Rica Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 8968 on Personal Data Protection Prodhab Seeded — unchecked
Côte d'Ivoire Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2013-450 du 19 juin 2013 ARTCI, designated as the Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel Sourced — unread
Croatia Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Zakon o provedbi Opće uredbe o zaštiti podataka [Act on the Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation] Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka (AZOP) Sourced — unread
Cuba Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 149/2022 on Personal Data Protection Seeded — unchecked
Cyprus Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Ο περί της Προστασίας των Φυσικών Προσώπων Έναντι της Επεξεργασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα Νόμος 125(I)/2018 [Law 125(I)/2018 on the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data] Cypriot Data Protection Authority Sourced — unread
Czechia Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Zákon č. 110/2019 Sb., o zpracování osobních údajů [Act No. 110/2019 Coll. on Personal Data Processing] Office for Personal Data Protection (UOOU) Sourced — unread
Denmark Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Databeskyttelsesloven (lov nr. 502 af 23. maj 2018) [Data Protection Act] Datatilsynet Sourced — unread
Djibouti Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 019/AN/23/9ème L portant Code du numérique No dedicated authority Sourced — unread
Dominica Americas Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Dominican Republic Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 172-13 on Personal Data Protection No dedicated DPA Seeded — unchecked
DR Congo Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Ordonnance-loi n° 23/010 du 13 mars 2023 portant Code du numérique Autorité de protection des données Seeded — unchecked
Ecuador Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law LOPDP Superintendencia de Protección de Datos Seeded — unchecked
Egypt Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law No. 151 of 2020 promulgating the Personal Data Protection Law Personal Data Protection Centre (PDPC) Seeded — unchecked
El Salvador Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Law 2024 State Cybersecurity Agency (ACE) Seeded — unchecked
Equatorial Guinea Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Ley núm. 1/2016, de 22 de julio, de Protección de Datos Personales Órgano Rector de Protección de Datos Personales Seeded — unchecked
Eritrea Africa Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Estonia Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Isikuandmete kaitse seadus (IKS) [Personal Data Protection Act] Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon) Sourced — unread
Eswatini Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2022 Eswatini Data Protection Authority (ESCCOM designated) Sourced — unread
Ethiopia Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Proclamation No. 1321/2024 Ethiopian Communications Authority (designated) Seeded — unchecked
European Union Supranational Tier 3 Comprehensive law Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) National supervisory authorities, coordinated by the EDPB Sourced — unread
Faroe Islands Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2020 Dátueftirlitið Sourced — unread
Fiji Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law Constitutional right; no general law Seeded — unchecked
Finland Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Tietosuojalaki (1050/2018) [Data Protection Act] Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto) Sourced — unread
France Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law GDPR + Loi Informatique et Libertés Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) Sourced — unread
Gabon Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 001/2011 du 25 septembre 2011, modifiée par la Loi n° 025/2023 Autorité pour la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel et de la Vie Privée (APDPVP) Sourced — unread
Gambia Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2025 National Data Protection Commission Seeded — unchecked
Georgia Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection, adopted 14 June 2023 Personal Data Protection Service Sourced — unread
Germany Europe Tier 1 Comprehensive law GDPR supplemented by the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) and 16 Land acts 16 Land data protection authorities plus the federal BfDI Pattern 3 Sourced — unread
Ghana Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) Data Protection Commission Sourced — unread
Gibraltar Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Gibraltar GDPR + DPA 2004 GRA Seeded — unchecked
Greece Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Νόμος 4624/2019 [Law 4624/2019 on the Personal Data Protection Authority and measures implementing the GDPR] Hellenic Data Protection Authority Sourced — unread
Grenada Americas Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Guatemala Americas Tier 3 No general law No general law (drafts circulated) Seeded — unchecked
Guernsey Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2017 ODPA Sourced — unread
Guinea Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi L/2016/037/AN du 28 juillet 2016 ARPT exercises data protection functions; a dedicated APDP is legislated for but not operational Sourced — unread
Guinea-Bissau Africa Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Guyana Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2023 Seeded — unchecked
Haiti Americas Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Honduras Americas Tier 3 Draft / pending Draft data protection bill Seeded — unchecked
Hong Kong SAR Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) Sourced — unread
Hungary Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law 2011. évi CXII. törvény az információs önrendelkezési jogról és az információszabadságról (Infotv.) [Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information] Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) Sourced — unread
Iceland Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Lög nr. 90/2018 um persónuvernd og vinnslu persónuupplýsinga [Act No. 90/2018 on Data Protection and the Processing of Personal Data] Persónuvernd (Icelandic Data Protection Authority) Sourced — unread
India Asia-Pacific Tier 2 Comprehensive law Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, with the DPDP Rules 2025 Data Protection Board of India Sourced — unread
Indonesia Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection No dedicated authority Sourced — unread
Iran Middle East Tier 3 Draft / pending None enacted; a bill remains before the Majlis No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Iraq Middle East Tier 3 Draft / pending None enacted; draft Personal Data Protection Law pending No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Ireland Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018 Data Protection Commission Sourced — unread
Isle of Man Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2018 (Applied GDPR) Information Commissioner Sourced — unread
Israel Middle East Tier 3 Comprehensive law Privacy Protection Law 1981 (Amendment 13) Privacy Protection Authority Sourced — unread
Italy Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law GDPR + Privacy Code (as amended) Garante per la protezione dei dati personali Sourced — unread
Jamaica Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2020 (in force 2023) Office of the Information Commissioner Seeded — unchecked
Japan Asia-Pacific Tier 2 Comprehensive law APPI (as amended) PPC Sourced — unread
Jersey Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 JOIC Sourced — unread
Jordan Middle East Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Law No. (24) of 2023 Personal Data Protection Council Sourced — unread
Kazakhstan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Personal Data and Its Protection, No. 94-V of 21 May 2013 Ministry of Digital Development (Information Security Committee) Seeded — unchecked
Kenya Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2019 (No. 24 of 2019) Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) Sourced — unread
Kiribati Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No comprehensive law No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Kosovo Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law No. 06/L-082 on Protection of Personal Data Information and Privacy Agency Seeded — unchecked
Kuwait Middle East Tier 3 Sectoral / partial Data Privacy Protection Regulation, CITRA Resolution No. 42 of 2021 (amended 2024) Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) Sourced — unread
Kyrgyzstan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Personal Information, No. 58 of 14 April 2008 State Agency for Personal Data Protection under the Cabinet of Ministers Seeded — unchecked
Laos Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Sectoral / partial Electronic Data Protection Law MTC Seeded — unchecked
Latvia Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Fizisko personu datu apstrādes likums [Personal Data Processing Law] Data State Inspectorate (DVI) Sourced — unread
Lebanon Middle East Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law No. 81 of 2018 on Electronic Transactions and Personal Data No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Lesotho Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2011 Data Protection Commission (never constituted) Seeded — unchecked
Liberia Africa Tier 3 Draft / pending Personal Data Protection and Privacy Act (bill, not enacted) No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Libya Africa Tier 3 Sectoral / partial No comprehensive law; Laws 6 and 5 of 2022 contain personal data provisions No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Liechtenstein Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Datenschutzgesetz (DSG) vom 4. Oktober 2018 [Data Protection Act] Data Protection Authority, Principality of Liechtenstein Sourced — unread
Lithuania Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Asmens duomenų teisinės apsaugos įstatymas [Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data] State Data Protection Inspectorate Sourced — unread
Luxembourg Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Loi du 1er août 2018 portant organisation de la Commission nationale pour la protection des données et mise en œuvre du règlement (UE) 2016/679 [Act of 1 August 2018 organising the CNPD and implementing the GDPR] Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) Sourced — unread
Macau SAR Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDPA (Law 8/2005) GPDP Seeded — unchecked
Madagascar Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2014-038 du 9 janvier 2015 Commission Malagasy de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CMIL) Sourced — unread
Malawi Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2024 Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Sourced — unread
Malaysia Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDPA 2010 (amended 2024) PDP Commissioner (JPDP) Seeded — unchecked
Maldives Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general law (draft discussed) Seeded — unchecked
Mali Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2013-015 du 21 mai 2013, modifiée par la loi n° 2017-070 Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (APDP) Sourced — unread
Malta Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act (Chapter 586) Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) Sourced — unread
Marshall Islands Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Mauritania Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2017-020 du 22 juillet 2017 Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (APD) Sourced — unread
Mauritius Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2017 (Act No. 20 of 2017) Data Protection Office Sourced — unread
Mexico Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law LFPDPPP 2025 (replacing the 2010 law) Anti-Corruption & Good Governance Secretariat Pattern 3 Seeded — unchecked
Micronesia Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Moldova Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 133/2011 on Personal Data Protection NCPDP Seeded — unchecked
Monaco Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 1.565 (GDPR-aligned) CCIN Seeded — unchecked
Mongolia Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Protection of Personal Information Seeded — unchecked
Montenegro Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Law (new draft pending) AZLP Seeded — unchecked
Morocco Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 09-08 (2009) Commission Nationale de Contrôle de la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (CNDP) Sourced — unread
Mozambique Africa Tier 3 Draft / pending Proposta de Lei (bill, not in force) No dedicated authority Sourced — unread
Myanmar Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general law (cyber-law provisions only) Seeded — unchecked
Namibia Africa Tier 3 Draft / pending Data Protection Bill (draft, not enacted) No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Nauru Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Nepal Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Privacy Act 2018 No dedicated DPA Seeded — unchecked
Netherlands Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law GDPR + Implementation Act (UAVG) Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens Sourced — unread
New Zealand Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Privacy Act 2020 OPC Sourced — unread
Nicaragua Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 787 on Personal Data Protection DIPRODAP (nominal) Seeded — unchecked
Niger Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2022-59 du 16 décembre 2022 Haute Autorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (HAPDP) Sourced — unread
Nigeria Africa Tier 2 Comprehensive law Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act No. 37 of 2023) Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) Sourced — unread
North Korea Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No verifiable law No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
North Macedonia Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Personal Data Protection (GDPR-aligned) PDPA (DZLP) Seeded — unchecked
Norway Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Personopplysningsloven (lov 15. juni 2018 nr. 38) [Personal Data Act] Datatilsynet Sourced — unread
Oman Middle East Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDPL (Royal Decree 6/2022) MTCIT Seeded — unchecked
Pakistan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Draft / pending Personal Data Protection Bill (pending) Seeded — unchecked
Palau Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Palestine Middle East Tier 3 Draft / pending Draft data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Panama Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 81 on Personal Data Protection ANTAI Seeded — unchecked
Papua New Guinea Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Paraguay Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Law (phased entry) Seeded — unchecked
Peru Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 29733 (2025 regulations) ANPD (MINJUS) Seeded — unchecked
Philippines Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Privacy Act 2012 NPC Seeded — unchecked
Poland Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Ustawa z dnia 10 maja 2018 r. o ochronie danych osobowych [Act of 10 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data] Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO) Sourced — unread
Portugal Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Lei n.º 58/2019, de 8 de agosto [Law No. 58/2019 of 8 August implementing the GDPR] Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) Sourced — unread
Qatar Middle East Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 13/2016 on Personal Data Privacy Protection NCGAA (+ separate QFC regime) Seeded — unchecked
Romania Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Legea nr. 190/2018 privind măsuri de punere în aplicare a Regulamentului (UE) 2016/679 [Law No. 190/2018 on implementing measures for Regulation (EU) 2016/679] The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) Sourced — unread
Russia Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Federal Law 152-FZ on Personal Data Roskomnadzor Seeded — unchecked
Rwanda Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law No. 058/2021 of 13/10/2021 National Cyber Security Authority — Data Protection and Privacy Office Sourced — unread
Samoa Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
San Marino Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 171/2018 Data Protection Authority Seeded — unchecked
São Tomé & Príncipe Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Lei n.º 3/2016 de Protecção de Dados Pessoais Agência Nacional de Protecção de Dados Pessoais (ANPDP) Seeded — unchecked
Saudi Arabia Middle East Tier 2 Comprehensive law PDPL (amended 2023) SDAIA Sourced — unread
Senegal Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2008-12 du 25 janvier 2008 Commission de Protection des Données Personnelles (CDP) Sourced — unread
Serbia Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law on Personal Data Protection (GDPR-modelled) Poverenik (Commissioner) Seeded — unchecked
Seychelles Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act 24 of 2023) Information Commission Sourced — unread
Sierra Leone Africa Tier 3 Draft / pending Data Protection and Right to Access Information Bill, 2025 (draft) No dedicated authority Seeded — unchecked
Singapore Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDPA 2012 (amended 2020) PDPC Seeded — unchecked
Slovakia Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Zákon č. 18/2018 Z. z. o ochrane osobných údajov [Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection] Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov Slovenskej republiky (DPU) Sourced — unread
Slovenia Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Zakon o varstvu osebnih podatkov (ZVOP-2) [Personal Data Protection Act] Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia Sourced — unread
Solomon Islands Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Somalia Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, Law No. 005 of 2023 Data Protection Authority Sourced — unread
South Africa Africa Tier 2 Comprehensive law Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act 4 of 2013) — POPIA The Information Regulator (South Africa) Sourced — unread
South Korea Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PIPA (as amended 2023) PIPC Sourced — unread
South Sudan Africa Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Spain Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law GDPR + LOPDGDD Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) Pattern 3 Sourced — unread
Sri Lanka Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDPA No. 5 of 2022 (phased) Data Protection Authority Seeded — unchecked
St Kitts & Nevis Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2018 Seeded — unchecked
St Lucia Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2011 (partially in force) Seeded — unchecked
St Vincent & the Grenadines Americas Tier 3 Sectoral / partial Privacy Act 2003 (limited) Seeded — unchecked
Sudan Africa Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Suriname Americas Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Sweden Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Lag (2018:218) med kompletterande bestämmelser till EU:s dataskyddsförordning (dataskyddslagen) [Act (2018:218) with supplementary provisions to the EU GDPR] Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY) Sourced — unread
Switzerland Europe Tier 2 Comprehensive law Revised FADP FDPIC Pattern 3 Sourced — unread
Syria Middle East Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Taiwan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDPA (2023 amendments) PDPC (being established) Seeded — unchecked
Tajikistan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Law 1537 Seeded — unchecked
Tanzania Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 (Act No. 11 of 2022) Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) Sourced — unread
Thailand Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDPA (in force 2022) PDPC Seeded — unchecked
Timor-Leste Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Togo Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi n° 2019-014 du 29 octobre 2019 Instance de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (IPDCP) Sourced — unread
Tonga Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Trinidad & Tobago Americas Tier 3 Sectoral / partial Data Protection Act 2011 (partially proclaimed) Office of the Information Commissioner Seeded — unchecked
Tunisia Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Loi organique n° 2004-63 du 27 juillet 2004 Instance Nationale de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (INPDP) Sourced — unread
Türkiye Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 6698 (KVKK, amended 2024) KVKK Authority Seeded — unchecked
Turkmenistan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Law Seeded — unchecked
Tuvalu Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Uganda Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 (Act No. 9 of 2019) Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) Sourced — unread
Ukraine Europe Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 2297-VI (EU-aligned bill pending) Parliament Commissioner (Ombudsman) Seeded — unchecked
United Arab Emirates Middle East Tier 2 Comprehensive law Federal Decree-Law 45/2021 (+ DIFC / ADGM regimes) UAE Data Office Sourced — unread
United Kingdom Europe Tier 1 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act 2018 + UK GDPR Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Pattern 4 Verified
United States Americas Tier 2 Sectoral / partial Sectoral federal laws + ~20 state privacy acts FTC + state regulators Pattern 1 Sourced — unread
Uruguay Americas Tier 3 Comprehensive law Law 18.331 on Personal Data Protection URCDP Sourced — unread
Uzbekistan Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law Personal Data Law 547 (localisation 2021) Personalisation Agency (Uzkomnazorat) Seeded — unchecked
Vanuatu Asia-Pacific Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Venezuela Americas Tier 3 No general law Constitutional habeas data only Seeded — unchecked
Vietnam Asia-Pacific Tier 3 Comprehensive law PDP Law 2025 (in force Jan 2026) Ministry of Public Security (A05) Seeded — unchecked
Yemen Middle East Tier 3 No general law No general data protection law Seeded — unchecked
Zambia Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Data Protection Act, 2021 (Act No. 3 of 2021) Office of the Data Protection Commissioner Sourced — unread
Zimbabwe Africa Tier 3 Comprehensive law Cyber and Data Protection Act [Chapter 12:07] (Act No. 5 of 2021) Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) Sourced — unread