VPNs by country
Where VPN use is legal, restricted or dangerous - with the actual law named, not the scaremongering. 64 countries, evidence-linked. The "VPN is illegal in the UAE" story is mostly false; the real restrictions are stricter and elsewhere.
illegal unless registered 5 countries
restricted 10 countries
monitored 8 countries
legal 41 countries
Argentina8 providers71Australia9 providers76Austria10 providersBelgium9 providersBrazil9 providers65Bulgaria9 providersCanada10 providers86Chile7 providers86Colombia7 providers65Croatia8 providersCzech Republic9 providersDenmark9 providersFinland9 providersFrance9 providers76Germany10 providers77Greece8 providersHungary8 providers69Israel7 providersItaly9 providers75Japan10 providers78Jordan1 provider47Kenya3 providers64Kuwait1 providerMalaysia8 providers60Mexico8 providers61Morocco5 providers54Netherlands10 providers83New Zealand9 providersNorway10 providersPeru8 providersPhilippines7 providers60Poland9 providersQatar3 providersRomania10 providersSerbia9 providers70South Africa8 providers74South Korea6 providers66Spain10 providersSweden10 providersSwitzerland10 providersUnited Arab Emirates6 providers30
Sources: national laws, Freedom on the Net, OONI measurements - each country page carries its own dated evidence. This is information, not legal advice: laws change and enforcement varies.