Countries With the Worst Laws

1. North Korea

   

   The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, is a country in Eastern Asia. Its capital is Pyongyang. It is currently ruled by the Juche leader Kim Jong-Un, who inherited the title from his father, Kim Jong-Il, who in turn inherited it from his father, Kim Il-Sung.... read more

   If you enter North Korea, you will be arrested for calling it North Korea. You have to call it the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Voting is compulsory from the age of 17, and it's a one-party system. It's proof that there is a hell, and it's North Korea.

   These are North Korea's rules:

   Nuke America

   No leaving

   No jeans

   No internet

   No playing Minecraft

   No breathing

   Cry like a baby when Kim Jong Il dies

   Starve to death

   No freedom

   No making even one tiny mistake

   No memes

   No everything

   and more...

2. Saudi Arabia

   

   Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It has a land area of about 2,150,000 km² (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia.... read more

   Women are treated poorly. They aren't even allowed to ride bikes or drive. It doesn't help that the US is supporting them by buying oil.

   Religious freedom is just horrible in Saudi Arabia.

   Very draconian, especially towards gays and women.

3. Iran

   

   Iran, also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a sovereign state in Western Asia. The capital city is Tehran, and the major city is also Tehran. The country's official language is Persian.

   Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation... read more

4. India

   

   India, officially known as the Republic of India, is a country located in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area and the most populous country in the world, with over 1.4 billion people. It's also the most populous democracy in the world.... read more

   A failed state filled with overpopulated village idiots, dishonest swindling traders, pollution, bureaucrats, and a useless, self-serving, inbred government. In India, women and children are mistreated and abused regularly with no protection from useless authorities. Even cows are treated much better. Boycott India because it is not a tourist-friendly country. Go to the Far East Asian countries instead, like Vietnam, Thailand, or Japan.

   Indian law says removing bulls' testicles without anesthesia, branding with a hot iron, using them for loading and transport, and killing for food are not cruel. But bull taming is cruel.

   Two lakh Indians who are in jail do not know why they are in jail.

5. Sri Lanka

   

   Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known as Ceylon until 1972, is an island country in South Asia located to the southeast of India. It has a population of over 22 million people and covers an area of approximately 65,610 square kilometers. The country's capital... read more

   Are you kidding me!? Sri Lanka has the worst laws in the whole solar system, if not the whole universe! With the blend of its horrendously abominable culture, Sri Lanka has the most diabolically atrocious laws known to mankind. The lawyers are abjectly corrupt. As innocent locals, we have to buy them whiskey and brandy if we want to win lawsuits.

   The lawsuits, especially when it comes to land and property, waste more time than in any other country on the surface of this planet. They can take 50 to 100 years to finish a single lawsuit! The great-grandson of the poor plaintiff would be dead by the time of the verdict.

   Most importantly, by 2012 (the latest news of the country), the Chief Justice was also corrupt! Need more to convince you of the obnoxiously abhorrent law in Sri Lanka?

6. China

   

   China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world's second-most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion people. China spans five geographical time zones and shares land borders with 14 countries, second only to Russia in the number of neighboring... read more

   There is absolutely no freedom of speech in the mainland. Many Chinese tech companies have to support the CCP, and it's absolutely mandatory. Looking at you, TikTok, Huawei, and Tencent. The CCP spies on everyone around the world. If you talk about the Xinjiang genocide, the independence of Hong Kong or Taiwan, or freedom of speech, they'd be on your tail in less than a second. The Chinese government is extremely scary.

   Autocratic, patrimonial government that sees its citizens as livestock to keep in the dark and to keep quiet.

7. South Korea

   

   South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims... read more

8. Pakistan

   

   Pakistan was established in 1947 and is located in South Asia. Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar are other major cities. Urdu and English are the official languages of Pakistan. The world's second-highest peak (K2) and ninth-highest peak (Nanga Parbat) are located... read more

   Pakistan should be first. Just hate this country!

9. Russia

   

   Russia, or the Russian Federation (RF), is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass.... read more

   Extremely corrupt government courtesy of Vladimir Putin.

10. Singapore

    

    Singapore, officially known as the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is situated approximately one degree of latitude (137 kilometers or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It borders the Strait of Malacca to... read more

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    Netherlands

    

    The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

    The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces and borders Germany to the east and Belgium... read more

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    Nicaragua

    

    Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the largest country in the Central American isthmus. It is bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south, with the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the capital and largest city.

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13. Iraq

    

    Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia.

    As of 2025, Iraq is led by President Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani. It ranks low in the Global Peace Index due to ongoing security challenges, making it one of the more dangerous regions globally... read more

    They treat their dogs better than they treat their women.

14. United States of America

    

    The United States of America, or the U.S.A. for short, is a federal republic composed of 50 states. Forty-eight of them are contiguous states. The other two, Alaska and Hawaii, are located to the northwest and south of the contiguous states, respectively. The United States declared its independence from... read more

    The U.S. legal system is less of a system and more of a hodgepodge of mixed opinions from racist, old white males. We have federal, state, county, city, and local laws which sometimes come in direct conflict with one another.

    Each state competes with others to vie for business at the expense of its citizens. We have some laws that are completely unenforceable or outdated, while other laws are strictly enforced with huge penalties for minor acts. The laws that are enforced are mainly on the poor, while wealthy individuals can literally get away with murder.

    We have many, many people serving life in prison with no possibility of parole for nonviolent crimes, while murderers and rapists go free. We have more people in prison per capita than any other country on Earth. That includes North Korea, China, and Russia.

    There are thousands of prisons dotting the landscape. In many towns, the only legitimate work available is working in a prison. This is not a free country. It is becoming a vast gulag. This has happened in only the last 40 years.

15. South Africa

    

    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost sovereign state in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometers of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana,... read more

16. United Kingdom

    

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly shortened to the United Kingdom, UK, or Britain, is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of Europe. It is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy currently led by Monarch King Charles III, and its current Prime Minister... read more

    The UK courts are corrupt! Judges do what they want, and police think they can do and say what they want. Things need to change.

    I still cannot figure out the situation with freedom of speech in this country.

    Health and safety put to extreme levels. Awful education minister.

17. Somalia

    

    Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland.... read more

    Just overall one of the worst countries in the world. I'd rather live in North Korea than this hellhole.

    They have no laws. They have no government. All they have is torture, crime, and terrorism.

    One of the most useless governments in the world.

18. Afghanistan

    

    Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan... read more

    They treat women horribly. Women can't drive, go out by themselves, go to school, and are allowed to be raped by their husbands. They can't even use the same doors. There is one door for women and one for men. They cannot show anything in public except their eyes. Also, if you critique the Muslim religion, you will be killed. If you criticize the Afghan lifestyle, you will be killed. Women will be killed if they disobey men. Your parents have to choose your wife or husband, and you usually marry cousins.

    Especially since the Taliban took over in 2021.

19. Indonesia

    

    Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia. Ruled by the Dutch for over 300 years and by Japan for 3 years and 6 months, the country gained independence on August 17, 1945. Jakarta is the capital city, located on the island of Java. Major languages include Bahasa... read more

    Just don't live here. If you already do, move ASAP.

20. Eritrea

    

    Eritrea officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in East Africa. With its capital at Asmara, it is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast.

21. Belarus

    

    Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous... read more

22. New Zealand

    

    New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

    It is situated 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington... read more

23. Australia

    

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi), Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and... read more

24. Haiti

    

    Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Despite its sovereignty, Haiti faces many persistent challenges that have led to serious functional instability.... read more

    The absolute worst country in all of North America.

25. Myanmar

    

    Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country's largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains... read more

26. Egypt

    

    Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast... read more

27. Libya

    

    Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.