Right to Information Laws by Year of Adoption

Country

Year of Adoption

Country

Year of Adoption

Country

Year of Adoption

Finland

1959

Estonia

2000

Nepal

2007

Sweden

1966

Lichtenstein

2000

China

2008

United States

1966

Moldova

2000

Cook Islands

2008

Norway

1970

Slovakia

2000

Ethiopia

2008

France

1978

South Africa

2000

Guatemala

2008

Netherlands

1978

United Kingdom

2000

Indonesia

2008

Australia

1982

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2001

Tajikistan

2008

New Zealand

1982

Romania

2001

Uruguay

2008

Canada

1983

Jamaica

2002

Bangladesh

2009

Colombia

1985

Mexico

2002

Cayman Islands

2009

Denmark

1985

Panama

2002

Chile

2009

Austria

1987

Pakistan

2002

Serbia

2009

Italy

1990

Poland

2002

Bermuda

2010

Hungary

1992

Zimbabwe

2002

Liberia

2010

Spain

1992

Angola

2003

Russia

2010

Ukraine

1992

Argentina

2003

El Salvador

2011

Portugal

1993

Armenia

2003

Malaysia

2011

Belgium

1994

Croatia

2003

Nigeria

2011

Hong Kong, SAR

1995

Kosovo

2003

 

 

Iceland

1996

Peru

2003

 

 

Lithuania

1996

Slovenia

2003

 

 

Kyrgyz Republic

1997

Dominican Republic

2004

 

 

Thailand

1997

Ecuador

2004

 

 

Uzbekistan

1997

Turkey

2004

 

 

Ireland

1998

Azerbaijan

2005

 

 

Israel

1998

Bolivia

2005

 

 

Latvia

1998

Germany

2005

 

 

Mali

1998

India

2005

 

 

South Korea

1998

Montenegro

2005

 

 

Albania

1999

Taiwan

2005

 

 

Georgia

1999

Honduras

2006

 

 

Greece

1999

Macedonia

2006

 

 

Japan

1999

Senegal

2006

 

 

Trinidad and Tobago

1999

Switzerland

2006

 

 

Belize

2000

Uganda

2006

 

 

Bulgaria

2000

Jordan

2007