emergency contraceptive availability by country emergency contraceptive availability by country this table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability. main article: emergency contraception (lng refers to levonorgestrel and upa refers to ulipristal acetate). countryregionavailabilityover the counternon-prescriptionage restrictioncostawarenessnotes afghanistanasiaimport onlynn albaniaeuropeyyynone€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." algeriaafricayny (lng only) andorraeuropeyny (16 and over)under 16s require parental consent€20 – €26 (upa) €6,1 – €7,8 (lng) angolaafricay(34%)nn580 - 2950 akz23.5% antigua and barbudacaribbeanynysome restrictions argentinasouth americaynyover 14free at all public hospitals in buenos aires armeniacaucasusyny arubacaribbeanyyynone australiaoceaniayny (lng only)none$20–$30 (lng)97% "pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier" austriaeuropeyyynone€31,90 (upa) €12,90–13,50 (lng) ≥84% common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient azerbaijancaucasusyny bahamascaribbeanyny (lng only)only available in family planning clinics bahrainasiannn bangladeshasiayyynone৳24,00 free (government clinics) "relatively unknown", 2001 barbadoscaribbeanyny (lng only)access restricted due to misinformation belgiumeuropeyyynone€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 belaruseuropeyny (lng only)none€17 (upa) €10 (lng) belizecentral americayny (lng only) beninafricayny bhutanasiayyyover the counter ec introduced in 2018 boliviasouth americaynynonebs55.50 bosnia and herzegovinaeuropeynn€25,30–30,00 (upa) €14,50–22,50 (lng) anecdotally available without prescription botswanaafricayny (lng only) brazilsouth americaynynonefree at most public hospitals, r$35 otherwise bruneiasiaynn30bnd (lng)available with a drs prescription from private clinics bulgariaeuropeyyynone (upa) over 16 (lng) €22,00 (upa) €15,00 (lng) ≥84% burkina fasoafricayny burundiafricay (31%)ny22.9%women can be refused service by providers, and it is dissaproved of by church leaders. many are secretive about contraceptive use. cameroonafricayny cambodiaasiaynn canadanorth americayy (except saskatchewan)y (lng only) canada (quebec)north americaynn cape verdeafricannnpossibly due to small population central african republicafricaynn chadafricayny chilesouth americaynynone chinaasiayny colombiasouth americaynn comorosafricaimport onlynn congo, democratic republic ofafricay (lng only)nnxof 120023% (2015, kinshasa) costa ricacentral americannndue to active opposition croatiaeuropeyyylng only available without prescription if over 16 years old€25,60 (upa) €21,40 (lng) cubacaribbeanyny curacocaribbeanyny (lng only)none cypruseuropeyyynone€29,42 (upa)only upa is available due to financial crisis czech republiceuropeyyy†none (upa) †under 17s need a prescription (lng) €24,50 (upa) €21,00 (lng) ≥84% denmarkeuropeyyynone€23,36 (upa) €12,45 (lng) 45% djiboutiafricayny dominican republiccentral americayny east timoroceaniannndue to conflict in the region ecuadorsouth americayny (only at public health clinics)nonefree at public health premises egyptafricaynn el salvadorcentral americayny equatorial guineaafricaimport only pregnant girls are forced to leave school. eritreaafricaimport only estoniaeuropeyyy (lng only)€18,73 (upa) €15,79 (lng) ethiopiaafricayny fijioceaniaimport only finlandeuropeynynone€33,60 (upa) €18,87 (lng) >90%sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinics franceeuropeyy (lng only)y€18,88 (upa) €6,75 (lng) lng is free for under 18s. lng and upa are free from family planning clinics gabonafricayny49% gambiaafricaimport onlynn georgiacaucasusyny germanyeuropeyyyparental consent if under 14 years old€30 (upa) €18 (lng) if under 20 years old, free with prescription ghanaafricaynynone4-19 cedis64% greeceeuropeyyynone€25.77 (upa) €7 (lng) guatemalacentral americayny (lng only)none guinea-bissauafricaimport only guinea-conakryafricayny guyanacaribbeanyny (lng only)guy $1000-$250030% haiticaribbeany19% / 58% hungaryeuropeynnanecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders hondurascentral americaynyn/an/aafter having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in march 2023. hong kongasiaynn icelandeuropey (lng only)yy indiaasiayyy<33% indonesiaasiayny iranasiayny iraqasiaimport only irelandeuropeyyyno age restriction israelmiddle eastynynoneils 166 (upa) ils 55-100 (lng) italyeuropeyyy ivory coastafricayny jamaicacentral americayny japanasiaynn jordanmiddle eastnnn kazakhstanasiaynn€15,10 (upa) €5,54 (lng) easy to get without prescription along borders kenyaafricaynynoneksh20059% kiribatipolynesiaimport only kosovoeuropeyny kuwaitasiaynn kyrgyzstanasiaynn laosasiayyy latviaeuropeyny lebanonasiaynn lesothoafricaynn35% libyaafricannndue to conflict in the region lithuaniaeuropeyny (lng only)≥84% luxembourgeuropeyyy madagascarafricayny malawiafricayyy45% malaysiaasiayny$1.30-5.00 (lng) maldivesasiaimport onlynn maliafricayny maltaeuropeyny€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 abortifacient mauritaniaafricayny mauritiusindian oceanyny mexiconorth americayy (lng only)ynonefree in family planning centres75% micronesiaoceaniannnpossibly due to small population moldovaeuropeyny€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 montenegroeuropenpossibly due to small population moroccoafricayyy mozambiqueafricayny myanmarasiayyynoneunder ks1,000sale was stopped by authorities during holidays nepalasiay(lng only)yyrs. 100-15028% (2011) sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date netherlandseuropeyyynone€35 (upa) €15 (lng) reimbursed under prescription new zealandoceaniay (lng only)nynone $35–$50 nigerafricayyy4% (2012) nigeriaafricay(lng only)yynone~$1.0030% (2013) north koreaasiandue to conflict in the region norwayeuropeyyynone€32,80 (upa) €24,60 (lng) often free of charge of needy patients omanmiddle eastnnn pakistanasiayny papua new guineaoceaniaimport only paraguaysouth americaynyfree at some public hospitals, gs. 35.000 otherwise perusouth americaynnnonefreemany found to be counterfeit philippinesasiandue to active opposition polandeuropeynn≥84% common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient portugaleuropeyyyfree from family planning centres, €12 otherwise qatarmiddle eastnnn romaniaeuropeyyynone€20 (upa) €13 (lng) ≥84% russiaasiaynn€7,55 (lng)≥84%de facto sold over counter, only lng available rwandaafricaimport onlynn saint kitts & neviswest indiesnpossibly due to small population saint vincent & grenadinescaribbeanimport only samoaoceaniay†nn4.7%†available only at the ttm national referral hospital in apia, reportedly to discourage ‘abuse’ by either nurses or client. são tomé and príncipeafricaimport onlynn saudi arabiamiddle eastnnn6.2% prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned. senegalafricaynnnone$10.36 (upa) $7.50 (lng) 13% serbiaeuropeyny seychellesafricaimport only sierra leoneafricay (lng only)nn6.2%30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. pregnant girls are forced to leave school. singaporeasiaynn slovakiaeuropeyyynone€27 (upa) €22 (lng) sloveniaeuropeyyy solomon islandsoceaniaimport only somaliaafricandue to conflict in the region south africaafricayyyr86,68–100,75 (lng) 23% south koreaasiaynn south sudanafricaimport only spaineuropeyyynone≥84% sri lankaasiay (lng only)nyrs.90-150 sudanafricandue to conflict in the region surinamesouth americayny swedeneuropeyyynone€25 (upa) €17 (lng) free from youth centres switzerlandeuropeyny€32,85 (upa) €17,50 (lng) syriaasiaimport only taiwanasiaynn tajikistanasiayny tanzaniaafricay (lng only)nn$5.0011.8%twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school. thailandasiayny tongapolynesiaimport only tunisiaafricayny turkeyasiayny€12 tuvalupolynesianpossibly due to small population uaemiddle eastnnnn/an/abanned because of the misconception that it is an abortifacient. united kingdomeuropeyyyover 16 without prescriptionfree from health care professionals≥84% united states of americanorth americay (80%)y(lng only)y(lng only)none$40–50 usd (lng)45%"roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get without a prescription." uruguaysouth americaynyadult only uzbekistanasiayyy vanuatuoceaniayyy1000 vatupersonal experience in port vila, efate 2018 venezuelasouth american†ny†technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse vietnamasiayny (lng only) west bank and gazamiddle eastimport only western saharaafricandue to conflict in the region and a small population zambiaafricayyyfree of charge at public health institutions7.5%