Cannabis Freedom Index

Regions world average 13.3

Regions

How free cannabis is continent by continent, and in groups of countries that share rules, such as the European Union. Each region has a page with a map, how its countries divide by legal status, its average over time and every country ranked.

Every region over time

The average score of each region's countries at the end of each year, rebuilt from the recorded history. Point at a line to pick it out.

01020304050607080901001900192019401960198020002020Africa: 8.7 in 2026Asia: 7.0 in 2026Europe: 18.4 in 2026North America: 23.6 in 2026Oceania: 11.6 in 2026South America: 22.1 in 2026EU: 21.0 in 2026BRICS: 12.4 in 2026World: 13.3 in 2026North America 23.6South America 22.1EU 21.0Europe 18.4World 13.3BRICS 12.4Oceania 11.6Africa 8.7Asia 7.0

Continents

  1. Africa54 countries · freest South Africa, harshest ComorosAverage 8.7 · −4.6 on the world
  2. Asia48 countries · freest Thailand, harshest SingaporeAverage 7.0 · −6.2 on the world
  3. Europe45 countries · freest Czechia, harshest BelarusAverage 18.4 · +5.1 on the world
  4. North America23 countries · freest Canada, harshest El SalvadorAverage 23.6 · +10.4 on the world
  5. Oceania14 countries · freest Australia, harshest NauruAverage 11.6 · −1.7 on the world
  6. South America12 countries · freest Uruguay, harshest SurinameAverage 22.1 · +8.8 on the world

Groups of countries

  1. European Union27 countries · freest Czechia, harshest CyprusAverage 21.0 · +7.7 on the world
  2. BRICS10 countries · freest South Africa, harshest IndonesiaAverage 12.4 · −0.8 on the world

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