AI regulations around the world
Each jurisdiction page answers the same questions: what is binding, what is guidance, what applies when, and where the official sources are. Coverage grows only as records are source-backed and reviewed.
- Binding AI law in force 37
- Binding AI law adopted 4
- Strategy, guidance or existing law 65
- Nothing recorded yet 92
Africa
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Algeria
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy (2025) as policy; National AI Council; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Angola
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Benin
Country · 1 instrument
National AI and big-data strategy 2023–2027 as policy; Digital Code applies.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Botswana
Country · 0 instruments
Botswana's Ministry of Communications has consulted on a national AI strategy; adoption not confirmed. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Burkina Faso
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Burundi
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Cabo Verde
Country · 0 instruments
Cabo Verde launched a national AI strategy process in 2024; adoption not confirmed. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) appli...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Cameroon
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Central African Republic
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Chad
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Comoros
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Congo (Republic)
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Côte d'Ivoire
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy (2025) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Djibouti
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Egypt
Country · 2 instruments
Instruments on record: Egypt National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2021, strategy, adopted); National AI Strategy (2025, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official sou...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Equatorial Guinea
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Eritrea
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Eswatini
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Ethiopia
Country · 1 instrument
National AI policy (2024) as policy; AI Institute leads; data-protection law applies.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Gabon
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Gambia
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
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Ghana
Country · 1 instrument
Instruments on record: Ghana National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2026, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Guinea
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Guinea-Bissau
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Kenya
Country · 1 instrument
Instruments on record: Kenya Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030 (2025, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Lesotho
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Liberia
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Libya
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Madagascar
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Malawi
Country · 0 instruments
Malawi has drafted a national AI strategy with UNESCO support; adoption not confirmed. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) ap...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Mali
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Mauritania
Country · 0 instruments
Mauritania adopted a national AI strategy in 2024 according to government announcements; the text was not verified from an official source. General law (data protection where enact...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Mauritius
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy (2018) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Morocco
Country · 1 instrument
Digital Morocco 2030 with AI pillar as policy; national AI strategy and AI bill in preparation; data-protection law applies.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Mozambique
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Namibia
Country · 1 instrument
National AI policy in development; data-protection bill pending.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Niger
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Nigeria
Country · 1 instrument
Instruments on record: National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2024, strategy, proposed). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Rwanda
Country · 1 instrument
Instruments on record: The National AI Policy (2023, policy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Sao Tome and Principe
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Senegal
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy (2025) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Seychelles
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Sierra Leone
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy (2024) as policy; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Somalia
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
South Africa
Country · 1 instrument
Instruments on record: Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence (2026, policy, archived). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
South Sudan
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Sudan
Country · 0 instruments
No AI-specific law, strategy or guidance has been recorded for this jurisdiction as of September 2026. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Tanzania
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy in development; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Togo
Country · 0 instruments
Togo has used AI in social-protection payments (Novissi) and consulted on AI governance; no adopted AI-specific instrument recorded. General law (data protection where enacted, con...
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Tunisia
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy (2025) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Uganda
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy in development; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Zambia
Country · 1 instrument
National AI strategy (2024) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) -
Zimbabwe
Country · 1 instrument
National AI policy (2025) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.
Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review)
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Frequently asked questions
Does every jurisdiction listed here have an AI law?
No, and that is deliberate. Many are recorded with no AI-specific instrument at all, because "nothing binding yet" is a real and useful answer. Each jurisdiction states its regulatory status in words rather than implying a law exists.
What is the difference between a country, a region and a state here?
They are all jurisdictions, and each record says which kind it is. Supranational bodies such as the EU, the Council of Europe and ASEAN sit alongside countries, and sub-national records such as US states or Canadian provinces are kept separate from their federal government because their rules differ.
How do I compare two jurisdictions?
The comparison tool takes two to four jurisdictions and puts them side by side on regulatory status, binding legislation, high-risk and generative-AI rules, transparency, impact assessment, oversight, public-sector rules and dates, with every cell drawn from the same published records.