Emergency contraceptive availability by country
This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability.
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| Country | Region | Availability | Over the counter | Non-prescription | Age restriction | Cost | Awareness | Notes |
| Afghanistan | Asia | Import only | ||||||
| Albania | Europe | - | €15,60 €4,50 | 66-75% | "Currently, Postinor-2 is the only EC brand available in Albania as there is a stock out of NorLevo in the country for unknown reasons." | |||
| Algeria | Africa | |||||||
| Andorra | Europe | Under 16s require parental consent | €20 – €26 €6,1 – €7,8 | |||||
| Angola | Africa | 580 - 2950 AKZ | 23.5% | |||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | Some restrictions | ||||||
| Argentina | South America | Over 14 | Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires | |||||
| Armenia | Caucasus | |||||||
| Aruba | Caribbean | - | ||||||
| Australia | Oceania | - | $20–$30 | 97% | "Pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier" | |||
| Austria | Europe | - | €31,90 €12,90–13,50 | ≥84% | Common claim that it acts like an abortifacient | |||
| Azerbaijan | Caucasus | |||||||
| Bahamas | Caribbean | Only available in family planning clinics | ||||||
| Bahrain | Asia | |||||||
| Bangladesh | Asia | - | ৳24,00 Free | "Relatively unknown", 2001 | ||||
| Barbados | Caribbean | Access restricted due to misinformation | ||||||
| Belgium | Europe | - | €24,99, €8,55–€9,85 | Fully reimbursed under prescription if under 21 | ||||
| Belarus | Europe | - | €17 €10 | |||||
| Belize | Central America | |||||||
| Benin | Africa | |||||||
| Bhutan | Asia | Over the counter EC introduced in 2018 | ||||||
| Bolivia | South America | - | Bs55.50 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | €25,30–30,00 €14,50–22,50 | Anecdotally available without prescription | |||||
| Botswana | Africa | |||||||
| Brazil | South America | - | Free at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise | |||||
| Brunei | Asia | 30BND | Available with a Drs prescription from private clinics | |||||
| Bulgaria | Europe | None Over 16 | €22,00 €15,00 | ≥84% | ||||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | |||||||
| Burundi | Africa | 22.9% | Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use. | |||||
| Cameroon | Africa | |||||||
| Cambodia | Asia | |||||||
| Canada | North America | |||||||
| Canada | North America | |||||||
| Cape Verde | Africa | Possibly due to small population | ||||||
| Central African Republic | Africa | |||||||
| Chad | Africa | |||||||
| Chile | South America | - | ||||||
| China | Asia | |||||||
| Colombia | South America | |||||||
| Comoros | Africa | Import only | ||||||
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | Africa | XOF 1200 | 23% | |||||
| Costa Rica | Central America | Due to active opposition | ||||||
| Croatia | Europe | LNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old | €25,60 €21,40 | |||||
| Cuba | Caribbean | |||||||
| Curaco | Caribbean | - | ||||||
| Cyprus | Europe | - | €29,42 | Only UPA is available due to financial crisis | ||||
| Czech Republic | Europe | † | None †Under 17s need a prescription | €24,50 €21,00 | ≥84% | |||
| Denmark | Europe | - | €23,36 €12,45 | 45% | ||||
| Djibouti | Africa | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | Central America | |||||||
| East Timor | Oceania | Due to conflict in the region | ||||||
| Ecuador | South America | - | Free at public health premises | |||||
| Egypt | Africa | |||||||
| El Salvador | Central America | |||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Import only | Pregnant girls are forced to leave school. | |||||
| Eritrea | Africa | Import only | ||||||
| Estonia | Europe | €18,73 €15,79 | ||||||
| Ethiopia | Africa | |||||||
| Fiji | Oceania | Import only | ||||||
| Finland | Europe | - | €33,60 €18,87 | >90% | Sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinics | |||
| France | Europe | LNG and UPA available for free without prescription to minors and adults alike in pharmacies, family-planning clinics, secondary school and university infirmaries | ||||||
| Gabon | Africa | 49% | ||||||
| Gambia | Africa | Import Only | ||||||
| Georgia | Caucasus | |||||||
| Germany | Europe | Parental consent if under 14 years old | €30 €18 | If under 20 years old, free with prescription | ||||
| Ghana | Africa | - | 4-19 Cedis | 64% | ||||
| Greece | Europe | - | €25.77 €7 | |||||
| Guatemala | Central America | - | ||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Import only | ||||||
| Guinea-Conakry | Africa | |||||||
| Guyana | Caribbean | Guy $1000-$2500 | 30% | |||||
| Haiti | Caribbean | 19% / 58% | ||||||
| Hungary | Europe | Anecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders. Several doctors with a private practice offer online consultations and e-prescriptions for a fee. | ||||||
| Honduras | Central America | N/A | N/A | After having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in March 2023. | ||||
| Hong Kong | Asia | |||||||
| Iceland | Europe | |||||||
| India | Asia | <33% | ||||||
| Indonesia | Asia | |||||||
| Iran | Asia | |||||||
| Iraq | Asia | Import only | ||||||
| Ireland | Europe | No age restriction | ||||||
| Israel | Middle East | - | ILS 109.19-166 ILS 55-100 | |||||
| Italy | Europe | |||||||
| Ivory Coast | Africa | |||||||
| Jamaica | Central America | |||||||
| Japan | Asia | |||||||
| Jordan | Middle East | |||||||
| Kazakhstan | Asia | €15,10 €5,54 | Easy to get without prescription along borders | |||||
| Kenya | Africa | - | Ksh200 | 59% | ||||
| Kiribati | Polynesia | Import only | ||||||
| Kosovo | Europe | |||||||
| Kuwait | Asia | |||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | |||||||
| Laos | Asia | |||||||
| Latvia | Europe | |||||||
| Lebanon | Asia | |||||||
| Lesotho | Africa | 35% | ||||||
| Libya | Africa | Due to conflict in the region | ||||||
| Lithuania | Europe | ≥84% | ||||||
| Luxembourg | Europe | Available for free without prescription at pharmacies | ||||||
| Madagascar | Africa | |||||||
| Malawi | Africa | 45% | ||||||
| Malaysia | Asia | $1.30-5.00 | ||||||
| Maldives | Asia | Import only | ||||||
| Mali | Africa | |||||||
| Malta | Europe | €37,94 €19,90 | Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient | |||||
| Mauritania | Africa | |||||||
| Mauritius | Indian Ocean | |||||||
| Mexico | North America | - | Free in family planning centres | 75% | ||||
| Micronesia | Oceania | Possibly due to small population | ||||||
| Moldova | Europe | €17,03 €8,04 † €4,21 – €4,73 | 62% | † Free for women under 21 and in cases of rape at Youth Friendly Health Centres | ||||
| Montenegro | Europe | Possibly due to small population | ||||||
| Morocco | Africa | |||||||
| Mozambique | Africa | |||||||
| Myanmar | Asia | - | Under Ks1,000 | Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays | ||||
| Nepal | Asia | Rs. 100-150 | 28% | Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date | ||||
| Netherlands | Europe | - | €35 €15 | Reimbursed under prescription | ||||
| New Zealand | Oceania | - | $35–$50 | |||||
| Niger | Africa | 4% | ||||||
| Nigeria | Africa | - | ~$1.00 | 30% | ||||
| North Korea | Asia | Due to conflict in the region | ||||||
| Norway | Europe | - | €32,80 €24,60 | Often free of charge of needy patients | ||||
| Oman | Middle East | |||||||
| Pakistan | Asia | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Import only | ||||||
| Paraguay | South America | Free at some public hospitals, Gs. 35.000 otherwise | ||||||
| Peru | South America | - | Free | Many found to be counterfeit | ||||
| Philippines | Asia | Due to active opposition | ||||||
| Poland | Europe | ≥84% | Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient | |||||
| Portugal | Europe | Free from family planning centres, €12 otherwise | ||||||
| Qatar | Middle East | |||||||
| Romania | Europe | - | €20 €13 | ≥84% | ||||
| Russia | Asia | €7,55 | ≥84% | De facto sold over counter, only LNG available | ||||
| Rwanda | Africa | Import only | ||||||
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | West Indies | Possibly due to small population | ||||||
| Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Caribbean | Import only | ||||||
| Samoa | Oceania | † | 4.7% | †Available only at the TTM National Referral Hospital in Apia, reportedly to discourage 'abuse' by either nurses or client. | ||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | Import only | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 6.2% | Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned. | |||||
| Senegal | Africa | - | $10.36 $7.50 | 13% | ||||
| Serbia | Europe | |||||||
| Seychelles | Africa | Import only | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | Africa | 6.2% | 30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school. | |||||
| Singapore | Asia | |||||||
| Slovakia | Europe | - | €27 €22 | |||||
| Slovenia | Europe | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | Oceania | Import only | ||||||
| Somalia | Africa | Due to conflict in the region | ||||||
| South Africa | Africa | R86,68–100,75 | 23% | |||||
| South Korea | Asia | |||||||
| South Sudan | Africa | Import only | ||||||
| Spain | Europe | - | ≥84% | |||||
| Sri Lanka | Asia | Rs.90-150 | ||||||
| Sudan | Africa | Due to conflict in the region | ||||||
| Suriname | South America | |||||||
| Sweden | Europe | - | €25 €17 Free from youth centres | |||||
| Switzerland | Europe | €32,85 €17,50 | ||||||
| Syria | Asia | Import only | ||||||
| Taiwan | Asia | |||||||
| Tajikistan | Asia | |||||||
| Tanzania | Africa | $5.00 | 11.8% | Twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school. | ||||
| Thailand | Asia | |||||||
| Tonga | Polynesia | Import only | ||||||
| Tunisia | Africa | |||||||
| Turkey | Europe | €12 | ||||||
| Tuvalu | Polynesia | Possibly due to small population | ||||||
| UAE | Middle East | N/A | N/A | Banned because of the claim that it is an abortifacient. | ||||
| United Kingdom | Europe | Over 16 without prescription | Free from health care professionals | ≥84% | ||||
| United States of America | North America | - | $40–50 USD | 45% | "roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get without a prescription." | |||
| Uruguay | South America | Adult only | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | Asia | |||||||
| Vanuatu | Oceania | 1000 Vatu | Personal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018 | |||||
| Venezuela | South America | † | †Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse | |||||
| Vietnam | Asia | |||||||
| West Bank and Gaza | Middle East | Import only | ||||||
| Western Sahara | Africa | Due to conflict in the region and a small population | ||||||
| Zambia | Africa | Free of charge at public health institutions | 7.5% |