Overview of Comprehensive Data Governance


Country	Region	Income Category	Personal data protection private and publicHas the government enacted a binding act of state to govern personal data? (applies to public sector)	Agency for enforcementHas the government enacted any binding acts of state that grant an agency or other institutional body the authority to enforce data protection (as example, the US relies on the Federal Trade Commission, the EU requires member states to create a data protection agency)?	Informed consentHas the government enacted a binding act of state that requires the data controller to notify individuals of how their personal data will be used?	Must inform subjects when their data is transferred or sale to third partyHas the government enacted a binding act of state that requires firms to inform individuals when their data is sold to a data broker or third party?
France	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Sweden	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Germany	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Finland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
South Korea	East Asia & Pacific	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Netherlands	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
European Union	Europe & Central Asia		yes	yes	yes	yes
Philippines	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Thailand	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	no
Australia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Hungary	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Estonia	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Ireland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Norway	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
United Kingdom	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Taiwan	East Asia & Pacific	High income	yes	yes	yes	no
Japan	East Asia & Pacific	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
United States	North America	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Vietnam	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
China	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	no	no	yes	yes
Israel	Middle East & North Africa	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Canada	North America	High income	yes	yes	yes	no
Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Russia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Indonesia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Malaysia	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income	no	yes	yes	yes
Singapore	East Asia & Pacific	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Switzerland	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Ukraine	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	High income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
New Zealand	Europe & Central Asia	High income	yes	yes	yes	no
Côte d’Ivoire	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	no
India	South Asia	Lower middle income	yes	no	yes	yes
Turkey	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Azerbaijan	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Georgia	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income	yes	no	yes	yes
Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income	yes	no	yes	no
United Arab Emirates	Middle East & North Africa	High income	no	yes	no	yes
Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	yes	yes	yes	yes
South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income	yes	yes	yes	no
Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	High income	yes	no	no	yes
Pakistan	South Asia	Lower middle income	no	yes	yes	yes
Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	no	no	no	no
Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income	yes	yes	yes	yes
Bangladesh	South Asia	Lower middle income	yes	yes	no	yes
Iran	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income	yes	no	yes	yes
Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income		no	yes	yes
Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income	yes	yes	no	yes

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Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
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Tunisia
Turkey
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Ukraine
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