Best VPN by Country
Legal status and which providers actually work vary by country. Browse our full library of country guides below.
Each country guide covers three things: whether using a VPN is legal there and what the law actually says, what the state blocks and how it does the blocking, and which providers keep working under those conditions. The picks are based on providers with obfuscation features and a recent track record in that country, not on which ones pay the most.
These are written in English for travellers, expats, remote workers and the diaspora — people searching from outside or newly arrived. They are not local-language guides aimed at residents, and where the legal situation is genuinely unsettled we say so rather than guess.
Best VPN for the UK: Legal, but What Does It Change?
The UK will not ban VPNs, the government said on 15 July 2026, but platforms are now expected to detect circumvention. What a VPN changes, and three picks.
October 8, 2026
Best VPN for Oman 2026: What the Rules Actually Say
Oman's regulator says it doesn't ban VPNs outright, and its July 2026 warning targets low-quality apps. Where the $1,300 fine comes from, and four VPNs to consider.
October 6, 2026
Best VPN for Vietnam 2026: Four Laws in Nine Weeks
Proton sign-ups from Vietnam jumped 450% when new crypto and ISP-logging rules took effect. VPN use is legal; a new law fines showing others how to bypass blocks.
September 10, 2026
Best VPN for Thailand 2026: Blocking at Scale, Speech Risk
Thailand doesn't detect VPN protocols — but it blocked 883,000 URLs in nine months and jails people for posts about the monarchy. What that means for your pick.
September 5, 2026
Best VPN for Indonesia 2026: The Privacy Squeeze
VPN searches spiked in Indonesia the week the under-16 social media ban began — and it's adults dodging age-check ID scans, not just teens. What to use, and why.
August 30, 2026
Best VPN for Pakistan 2026: What Changed After the VPN Block
A "haram" ruling and a registration deadline made headlines — but neither is law. Since December 2025 Pakistan actively blocks major VPNs. What works now.
August 29, 2026
Best VPN for Saudi Arabia 2026: What's Actually Blocked
WhatsApp calls are blocked in Saudi Arabia; Skype and FaceTime aren't. The cybercrime law never mentions VPNs. Here's what's real and which VPNs work.
August 29, 2026
Best VPN for Egypt 2026: What the Law Actually Says
Egypt's cybercrime law is widely misquoted as banning VPN circumvention. Here's what Article 14 really says, what's blocked, and which VPNs get through.
August 29, 2026
Best VPN for India 2026: Why Nobody Has Real Servers There
Major VPN providers pulled their physical servers out of India in 2022 rather than log user data for five years. Here's what replaced them, and what still works.
July 20, 2026
Best VPN for Turkey 2026: What Works Despite the Blocklist
Turkey has blocked the websites of 27+ VPN brands, including major names. VPN use itself stays legal — what actually still connects is a narrower question.
July 20, 2026
Best VPN for UAE 2026: WhatsApp Calls, Legally
VPNs are legal in the UAE. Using one to make WhatsApp or FaceTime calls is a gray area with huge fines on paper but no documented cases against ordinary users.
July 19, 2026
Best VPN for Iran 2026: What Works After the Blackout
Iran's internet is only partially restored after an 88-day blackout. What the law says about VPN use, why US sanctions don't block it, and what's reported working now.
July 19, 2026
Best VPN for Russia 2026: What Actually Still Works
Russia now blocks OpenVPN and WireGuard at the protocol level. Which VPNs survive the DPI crackdown, what the law actually targets, and why NordVPN doesn't make this list.
July 19, 2026
Best VPN for China 2026: 3 Providers That Actually Work
Which VPNs reliably get past the Great Firewall in 2026, what China's law actually says about personal VPN use, and what the real enforcement risk looks like.
July 19, 2026