Currently, according to the UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, here is the current scenario regarding the regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in the World:
The legislation addressed to data protection and / or privacy is divided into regions as follows:
1. AMERICAS (35 COUNTRIES)
2. EUROPE (45 COUNTRIES)
3. ASIA-PACIFIC (60 COUNTRIES)
4. AFRICA (54 COUNTRIES)
5. LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES – LDCs (47 COUNTRIES)
6. SMALL ISLAND DEVOLOPING STATES – SIDS (29 COUNTRIES)
Below you may find the list of laws, country by country: