Emergency contraceptive availability by country

Main article: Emergency contraception

This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability. ^[1]

(LNG refers to Levonorgestrel and UPA refers to Ulipristal acetate).

Country	Region	Availability	Over the counter	Non-prescription	Age restriction	Cost	Awareness	Notes
Afghanistan	Asia	Import only	N	N				[2]
Albania	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None [3]	€15,60 (UPA) €4,50 (LNG)	66-75% [4] [5]	"Currently, Postinor-2 (LNG) is the only EC brand available in Albania as there is a stock out of NorLevo in the country for unknown reasons." [6]
Algeria	Africa	Y	N	Y (LNG only)				[7]
Andorra	Europe	Y	N	Y (16 and over)	Under 16s require parental consent [8]	€20 – €26 (UPA) €6,1 – €7,8 (LNG)		[9]
Angola	Africa	Y(34%)	N	N		580 - 2950 AKZ	23.5% [10] [11]	[2]
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean	Y	N	Y	Some restrictions			[12]
Argentina	South America	Y	Y	Y	Over 14	Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires		[13] [14]
Armenia	Caucasus	Y	N	Y
Aruba	Caribbean	Y	Y	Y	None			[15]
Australia	Oceania	Y	N	Y (LNG only)	None [16]	$20–$30 (LNG) [17]	97% [18]	[19] "Pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier" [16]
Austria	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€31,90 (UPA) €12,90–13,50 (LNG)	≥84% [20]	[21] Common claim that it acts like an abortifacient [20]
Azerbaijan	Caucasus	Y	N	Y
Bahamas	Caribbean	Y	N	Y (LNG only)				Only available in family planning clinics [15]
Bahrain	Asia	N	N	N				[2]
Bangladesh	Asia	Y	Y	Y	None	৳24,00 Free (government clinics) [22]	"Relatively unknown", 2001 [23]	[24]
Barbados	Caribbean	Y	N	Y (LNG only)				Access restricted due to misinformation [25] [26]
Belgium	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€24,99 (€15,99 if <21 years old) (UPA), €8,55–€9,85 (€0–€0,85 if <21 years old) (LNG)		Fully reimbursed under prescription if under 21 [27] [21]
Belarus	Europe	Y	N	Y (LNG only)	None	€17 (UPA) €10 (LNG)		[28]
Belize	Central America	Y	N	Y (LNG only)				[29]
Benin	Africa	Y	N	Y
Bhutan	Asia	Y	Y	Y				Over the counter EC introduced in 2018 [30]
Bolivia	South America	Y	N	Y	None	Bs55.50		[31]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	Y	N	N		€25,30–30,00 (UPA) €14,50–22,50 (LNG)		Anecdotally available without prescription [32]
Botswana	Africa	Y	N	Y (LNG only)				[33]
Brazil	South America	Y	N	Y	None	Free at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise		[34] [35]
Brunei	Asia	Y	N	N			30BND (LNG)	Available with a Drs prescription from private clinics [2]
Bulgaria	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None (UPA) Over 16 (LNG)	€22,00 (UPA) €15,00 (LNG)	≥84% [20]	[36]
Burkina Faso	Africa	Y	N	Y
Burundi	Africa	Y (31%) [37]	N [11]	Y			22.9%	Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use. [37] [38]
Cameroon	Africa	Y	N	Y
Cambodia	Asia	Y	N	N
Canada	North America	Y	Y (except Saskatchewan)	Y (LNG only)				[39] [40]
Canada (Quebec)	North America	Y	N	N				[39] [40]
Cape Verde	Africa	N	N	N				Possibly due to small population [2]
Central African Republic	Africa	Y	N	N
Chad	Africa	Y	N	Y
Chile	South America	Y	N	Y	None			[41]
China	Asia	Y	N	Y
Colombia	South America	Y	N	N
Comoros	Africa	Import only	N	N				[2] [11]
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Africa	Y (LNG only)	N	N		XOF 1200	23% (2015, Kinshasa) [42]
Costa Rica	Central America	N	N	N				Due to active opposition [2]
Croatia	Europe	Y	Y	Y	LNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old	€25,60 (UPA) €21,40 (LNG)		[43] [21]
Cuba	Caribbean	Y	N	Y				[44]
Curaco	Caribbean	Y	N	Y (LNG only)	None			[45]
Cyprus	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€29,42 (UPA)		Only UPA is available due to financial crisis [46] [21]
Czech Republic	Europe	Y	Y	Y†	None (UPA) †Under 17s need a prescription (LNG)	€24,50 (UPA) €21,00 (LNG)	≥84% [20]	[47] [48]
Denmark	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€23,36 (UPA) €12,45 (LNG)	45% [49]	[50] [21]
Djibouti	Africa	Y	N	Y
Dominican Republic	Central America	Y	N	Y
East Timor	Oceania	N	N	N				Due to conflict in the region [2]
Ecuador	South America	Y	N	Y (only at public health clinics)	None	Free at public health premises		[13] [14]
Egypt	Africa	Y	N	N				[51]
El Salvador	Central America	Y	N	Y
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	Import only						[2] Pregnant girls are forced to leave school. [52]
Eritrea	Africa	Import only						[2]
Estonia	Europe	Y	Y	Y (LNG only)		€18,73 (UPA) €15,79 (LNG)		[53]
Ethiopia	Africa	Y	N	Y
Fiji	Oceania	Import only						[2]
Finland	Europe	Y	N	Y	None	€33,60 (UPA) €18,87 (LNG)	>90% [54]	Sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinics [55] [56] [21]
France	Europe	Y	Y	Y				LNG and UPA available for free without prescription to minors and adults alike in pharmacies, family-planning clinics, secondary school and university infirmaries [57] [58]
Gabon	Africa	Y	N	Y			49% [59]
Gambia	Africa	Import Only	N	N				[60] [11]
Georgia	Caucasus	Y	N	Y
Germany	Europe	Y	Y	Y	Parental consent if under 14 years old [61]	€30 (UPA) €18 (LNG)		If under 20 years old, free with prescription [62] [63]
Ghana	Africa	Y	N	Y	None	4-19 Cedis	64% [59]	[64]
Greece	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€25.77 (UPA) €7 (LNG)		[21] [65]
Guatemala	Central America	Y	N	Y (LNG only)	None			[66]
Guinea-Bissau	Africa	Import only						[2]
Guinea-Conakry	Africa	Y	N	Y
Guyana	Caribbean	Y	N	Y (LNG only)		Guy $1000-$2500	30%	[67]
Haiti	Caribbean	Y					19% [68] / 58% [69]	[2]
Hungary	Europe	Y	N	N				Anecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders. [70] Several doctors with a private practice offer online consultations and e-prescriptions for a fee. [71]
Honduras	Central America	Y	N	Y	N/A	N/A		After having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in March 2023. [72] [73]
Hong Kong	Asia	Y	N	N				[74]
Iceland	Europe	Y (LNG only)	Y	Y				[75]
India	Asia	Y	Y	Y			<33%	[76]
Indonesia	Asia	Y	N	Y
Iran	Asia	Y	N	Y
Iraq	Asia	Import only						[2]
Ireland	Europe	Y	Y	Y	No age restriction [77] [21]
Israel	Middle East	Y	N	Y	None	ILS 109.19 [78] -166 (UPA) ILS 55-100 (LNG)		[79]
Italy	Europe	Y	Y	Y				[21]
Ivory Coast	Africa	Y	N	Y
Jamaica	Central America	Y	N	Y
Japan	Asia	Y	N	N				[80] [81]
Jordan	Middle East	N	N	N				[2]
Kazakhstan	Asia	Y	N	N		€15,10 (UPA) €5,54 (LNG)		Easy to get without prescription along borders [82]
Kenya	Africa	Y	N	Y	None	Ksh200	59% [59]	[83]
Kiribati	Polynesia	Import only						[2]
Kosovo	Europe	Y	N	Y
Kuwait	Asia	Y	N	N				[84]
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	Y	N	N				[85]
Laos	Asia	Y	Y	Y
Latvia	Europe	Y	N	Y				[86]
Lebanon	Asia	Y	N	N
Lesotho	Africa	Y	N	N			35%	[59]
Libya	Africa	N	N	N				Due to conflict in the region [2]
Lithuania	Europe	Y	N	Y (LNG only)			≥84% [20]	[87]
Luxembourg	Europe	Y	Y	Y				Available for free without prescription at pharmacies [88]
Madagascar	Africa	Y	N	Y				[89]
Malawi	Africa	Y	Y	Y			45% [59]
Malaysia	Asia	Y	N	Y		$1.30-5.00 (LNG)
Maldives	Asia	Import only	N	N				[2] [11]
Mali	Africa	Y	N	Y
Malta	Europe	Y	N	Y		€37,94 (UPA) €19,90 (LNG)		Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation [90] [91] There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient[ citation needed ]
Mauritania	Africa	Y	N	Y
Mauritius	Indian Ocean	Y	N	Y
Mexico	North America	Y	Y (LNG only)	Y	None	Free in family planning centres	75%	[92]
Micronesia	Oceania	N	N	N				Possibly due to small population [2]
Moldova	Europe	Y	N	Y		€17,03 (UPA) €8,04 (LNG) † €4,21 – €4,73 (Mifepristone)	62% (2012)	† Free for women under 21 and in cases of rape at Youth Friendly Health Centres [93]
Montenegro	Europe	N						Possibly due to small population [2]
Morocco	Africa	Y	Y	Y				[94]
Mozambique	Africa	Y	N	Y
Myanmar	Asia	Y	Y	Y	None	Under Ks1,000		Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays [95] [96]
Nepal	Asia	Y(LNG only)	Y	Y		Rs. 100-150 [97]	28% (2011)	[98] Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date [97]
Netherlands	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€35 (UPA) €15 (LNG)		Reimbursed under prescription [21]
New Zealand	Oceania	Y (LNG only)	N	Y	None [99]	$35–$50 [100]		[101]
Niger	Africa	Y	Y	Y			4% (2012)	[102]
Nigeria	Africa	Y(LNG only)	Y	Y	None	~$1.00	30% (2013)	[103]
North Korea	Asia	N						Due to conflict in the region [2]
Norway	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€32,80 (UPA) €24,60 (LNG)		Often free of charge of needy patients [104] [105]
Oman	Middle East	N	N	N				[106]
Pakistan	Asia	Y	N	Y
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Import only						[2]
Paraguay	South America	Y	N	Y		Free at some public hospitals, Gs. 35.000 otherwise		[107]
Peru	South America	Y	N	N	None	Free		Many found to be counterfeit [108]
Philippines	Asia	N						Due to active opposition [2]
Poland	Europe	Y	N	N [109]			≥84% [20]	[110] Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient [20]
Portugal	Europe	Y	Y	Y		Free from family planning centres, €12 otherwise		[111] [21]
Qatar	Middle East	N	N	N				[2]
Romania	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€20 (UPA) €13 (LNG)	≥84% [20]	[112] [21]
Russia	Asia	Y	N	N		€7,55 (LNG)	≥84% [20]	De facto sold over counter, only LNG available [113]
Rwanda	Africa	Import only	N	N				[2] [11]
Saint Kitts & Nevis	West Indies	N						Possibly due to small population [2]
Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Caribbean	Import only						[2]
Samoa	Oceania	Y†	N	N			4.7% [114]	†Available only at the TTM National Referral Hospital in Apia, reportedly to discourage ‘abuse’ by either nurses or client. [115]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	Import only	N	N				[2] [11]
Saudi Arabia	Middle East	N	N	N			6.2% [116]	Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned. [116] [117] [118]
Senegal	Africa	Y	N	N	None	$10.36 (UPA) $7.50 (LNG)	13% [119]	[120]
Serbia	Europe	Y	N	Y
Seychelles	Africa	Import only						[2]
Sierra Leone	Africa	Y (LNG only)	N	N			6.2% [121]	30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school. [52] [122]
Singapore	Asia	Y	N	N				[123]
Slovakia	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€27 (UPA) €22 (LNG)		[124] [21]
Slovenia	Europe	Y	Y	Y				[21]
Solomon Islands	Oceania	Import only						[2]
Somalia	Africa	N						Due to conflict in the region [2]
South Africa	Africa	Y	Y	Y		R86,68–100,75 (LNG)	23%	[125] [126]
South Korea	Asia	Y	N	N				[127]
South Sudan	Africa	Import only						[2]
Spain	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None		≥84% [20]	[128] [21]
Sri Lanka	Asia	Y (LNG only)	N	Y		Rs.90-150		[129]
Sudan	Africa	N						Due to conflict in the region [2]
Suriname	South America	Y	N	Y
Sweden	Europe	Y	Y	Y	None	€25 (UPA) €17 (LNG) Free from youth centres		[130] [131] [21]
Switzerland	Europe	Y	N	Y		€32,85 (UPA) €17,50 (LNG)		[132]
Syria	Asia	Import only						[2]
Taiwan	Asia	Y	N	N				[133]
Tajikistan	Asia	Y	N	Y
Tanzania	Africa	Y (LNG only)	N	N		$5.00	11.8% [134]	Twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school. [52] [135]
Thailand	Asia	Y	N	Y
Tonga	Polynesia	Import only						[2]
Tunisia	Africa	Y	N	Y
Turkey	Europe	Y	N	Y		€12		[136]
Tuvalu	Polynesia	N						Possibly due to small population [2]
UAE	Middle East	N	N	N	N/A	N/A		Banned because of the claim that it is an abortifacient. [137] [138]
United Kingdom	Europe	Y	Y	Y	Over 16 without prescription	Free from health care professionals	≥84% [20]	[139] [21]
United States of America	North America	Y (80%) [140]	Y(LNG only)	Y(LNG only)	None [141]	$40–50 USD (LNG) [142] [143]	45% [144]	[143] "roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get [emergency contraception] without a prescription." [140]
Uruguay	South America	Y	Y	Y	Adult only			[145]
Uzbekistan	Asia	Y	Y	Y
Vanuatu	Oceania	Y	Y	Y		1000 Vatu		Personal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018
Venezuela	South America	N†	N	Y				†Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse [146] [147] [148]
Vietnam	Asia	Y	N	Y (LNG only)				[149]
West Bank and Gaza	Middle East	Import only						[2]
Western Sahara	Africa	N						Due to conflict in the region and a small population [2]
Zambia	Africa	Y	Y	Y		Free of charge at public health institutions [150]	7.5% [150]	[151]

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