Emergency contraceptive availability by country

This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability.

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

CountryRegionAvailabilityOver the counterNon-prescriptionAge restrictionCostAwarenessNotesAfghanistanAsiaImport only AlbaniaEurope None€15,60 (UPA) €4,50 (LNG) 66-75% "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."AlgeriaAfrica (LNG only) AndorraEurope (16 and over)Under 16s require parental consent €20 – €26 (UPA) €6,1 – €7,8 (LNG) AngolaAfrica(34%) 580 - 2950 AKZ23.5% Antigua and BarbudaCaribbeanSome restrictions ArgentinaSouth AmericaOver 14Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires ArmeniaCaucasus ArubaCaribbean None AustraliaOceania (LNG only) None $20–$30 (LNG) 97% "Pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier"AustriaEurope None €31,90 (UPA) €12,90–13,50 (LNG) ≥84% Common claim that it acts like an abortifacientAzerbaijanCaucasus BahamasCaribbean (LNG only) Only available in family planning clinics BahrainAsia BangladeshAsia None ৳24,00 Free (government clinics) "Relatively unknown", 2001 BarbadosCaribbean (LNG only) Access restricted due to misinformationBelgiumEurope 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 BelarusEurope (LNG only)None€17 (UPA) €10 (LNG) BelizeCentral America (LNG only) Benin Africa BhutanAsia Over the counter EC introduced in 2018BoliviaSouth AmericaNoneBs55.50 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope €25,30–30,00 (UPA) €14,50–22,50 (LNG) Anecdotally available without prescriptionBotswanaAfrica (LNG only) BrazilSouth AmericaNoneFree at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise BruneiAsia 30BND (LNG) Available with a Drs prescription from private clinics BulgariaEuropeNone (UPA) Over 16 (LNG) €22,00 (UPA) €15,00 (LNG) ≥84% Burkina FasoAfrica BurundiAfrica (31%) 22.9% Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use.CameroonAfrica CambodiaAsia CanadaNorth America (except Saskatchewan) (LNG only) Canada (Quebec)North America Cape VerdeAfrica Possibly due to small population Central African RepublicAfrica ChadAfrica Chile South AmericaNone ChinaAsia ColombiaSouth America ComorosAfrica Import only Congo, Democratic Republic ofAfrica (LNG only) XOF 1200 23% (2015, Kinshasa) Costa RicaCentral America Due to active opposition CroatiaEuropeLNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old€25,60 (UPA) €21,40 (LNG) CubaCaribbean CuracoCaribbean (LNG only) None CyprusEuropeNone€29,42 (UPA) Only UPA is available due to financial crisis Czech RepublicEurope† None (UPA) †Under 17s need a prescription (LNG)€24,50 (UPA) €21,00 (LNG) ≥84% DenmarkEuropeNone€23,36 (UPA) €12,45 (LNG) 45%DjiboutiAfrica Dominican RepublicCentral America East TimorOceania Due to conflict in the region EcuadorSouth America (only at public health clinics)NoneFree at public health premises EgyptAfrica El SalvadorCentral America Equatorial GuineaAfrica Import only Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.EritreaAfrica Import only EstoniaEurope (LNG only) €18,73 (UPA) €15,79 (LNG) EthiopiaAfrica FijiOceaniaImport only FinlandEurope None €33,60 (UPA) €18,87 (LNG) >90% Sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinicsFranceEurope LNG and UPA available for free without prescription to minors and adults alike in pharmacies, family-planning clinics, secondary school and university infirmariesGabonAfrica 49% GambiaAfricaImport Only GeorgiaCaucasus GermanyEuropeParental consent if under 14 years oldBundesapothekerkammer: Rezeptfreie Abgabe von Notfallkontrazeptiva ("Pille danach"), S. 10. , January 28th 2015, accessed on am February 27th 2015€30 (UPA) €18 (LNG) If under 20 years old, free with prescriptionGhanaAfricaNone4-19 Cedis 64% GreeceEuropeNone€25.77 (UPA) €7 (LNG) GuatemalaCentral America (LNG only)None Guinea-BissauAfricaImport only Guinea-ConakryAfrica GuyanaCaribbean (LNG only) Guy $1000-$2500 30%HaitiCaribbean 19% / 58%HungaryEurope Anecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders. Several doctors with a private practice offer online consultations and e-prescriptions for a fee.HondurasCentral America N/A N/A After having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in March 2023.Hong KongAsia IcelandEurope (LNG only) IndiaAsia <33%IndonesiaAsia IranAsia IraqAsiaImport only IrelandEuropeNo age restriction IsraelMiddle EastNoneILS 109.19-166 (UPA) ILS 55-100 (LNG) ItalyEurope Ivory CoastAfrica JamaicaCentral America JapanAsia JordanMiddle East KazakhstanAsia €15,10 (UPA) €5,54 (LNG) Easy to get without prescription along bordersKenyaAfricaNoneKsh200 59% KiribatiPolynesiaImport only KosovoEurope KuwaitAsia KyrgyzstanAsia LaosAsia LatviaEurope LebanonAsia LesothoAfrica 35% LibyaAfrica Due to conflict in the regionLithuaniaEurope (LNG only) ≥84% LuxembourgEurope Available for free without prescription at pharmaciesMadagascarAfrica MalawiAfrica 45% MalaysiaAsia $1.30-5.00 (LNG) MaldivesAsia Import only MaliAfrica MaltaEurope €37,94 (UPA) €19,90 (LNG) Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacientMauritaniaAfrica MauritiusIndian Ocean MexicoNorth America (LNG only) NoneFree in family planning centres75%MicronesiaOceania Possibly due to small population MoldovaEurope €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 CentresMontenegroEurope Possibly due to small population MoroccoAfrica MozambiqueAfrica MyanmarAsiaNone Under Ks1,000 Sale was stopped by authorities during holidaysNepalAsia(LNG only) Rs. 100-150 28% (2011) Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date NetherlandsEurope None €35 (UPA) €15 (LNG) Reimbursed under prescription New ZealandOceania (LNG only) None $35–$50 NigerAfrica 4% (2012) NigeriaAfrica(LNG only)None ~$1.0030% (2013)North KoreaAsia Due to conflict in the regionNorwayEurope None €32,80 (UPA) €24,60 (LNG) Often free of charge of needy patients OmanMiddle East PakistanAsia Papua New GuineaOceania Import only ParaguaySouth America Free at some public hospitals, Gs. 35.000 otherwise PeruSouth AmericaNoneFree Many found to be counterfeitPhilippinesAsia Due to active oppositionPolandEuropethe Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk (sworn in in December 2023) has brought a law through the Sejm that allows to sell EC without prescription. Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, has vetoed against it on 29 March 2024 saying that EC shouldn't be free for women under 18. (source: tagesschau.de ≥84% Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacientPortugalEurope Free from family planning centres, €12 otherwise QatarMiddle East RomaniaEurope None €20 (UPA) €13 (LNG) ≥84% RussiaAsia €7,55 (LNG) ≥84% De facto sold over counter, only LNG availableRwandaAfricaImport only Saint Kitts & NevisWest Indies Possibly due to small population Saint Vincent & GrenadinesCaribbean Import only SamoaOceania† 4.7% †Available only at the TTM National Referral Hospital in Apia, reportedly to discourage 'abuse' by either nurses or client.São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica Import only Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 6.2% Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned.SenegalAfricaNone$10.36 (UPA) $7.50 (LNG) 13% SerbiaEurope SeychellesAfrica Import only Sierra LeoneAfrica (LNG only) 6.2% 30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.SingaporeAsia SlovakiaEurope None €27 (UPA) €22 (LNG) SloveniaEurope Solomon IslandsOceania Import only SomaliaAfrica Due to conflict in the regionSouth AfricaAfrica R86,68–100,75 (LNG) 23%South KoreaAsia South SudanAfricaImport only SpainEuropeNone ≥84% Sri LankaAsia (LNG only) Rs.90-150 SudanAfrica Due to conflict in the regionSurinameSouth America SwedenEurope None €25 (UPA) €17 (LNG) Free from youth centres SwitzerlandEurope €32,85 (UPA) €17,50 (LNG) SyriaAsiaImport only TaiwanAsia TajikistanAsia TanzaniaAfrica (LNG only) $5.00 11.8%Twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school.ThailandAsia TongaPolynesiaImport only TunisiaAfrica TurkeyEurope €12 TuvaluPolynesia Possibly due to small populationUAEMiddle EastN/AN/A Banned because of the claim that it is an abortifacient. United KingdomEuropeOver 16 without prescription Free from health care professionals ≥84% United States of AmericaNorth America (80%)(LNG only)(LNG only)None$40–50 USD (LNG) 45% "roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get [emergency contraception] without a prescription."UruguaySouth America Adult only UzbekistanAsia VanuatuOceania 1000 Vatu Personal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018 VenezuelaSouth America† †Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse VietnamAsia (LNG only) West Bank and GazaMiddle EastImport only Western SaharaAfrica Due to conflict in the region and a small populationZambiaAfrica Free of charge at public health institutions 7.5%

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