ChatGPT is an AI that can answer questions, write code, detect errors, and more.
It’s also able to reject inappropriate requests and remember your previous requests.
It converses in a human-like manner based on a huge dataset.
The AI is developed by OpenAI, a company that conducts and promotes AI research.
Since its launch, ChatGPT has reached over 100 million users.
Before you can use it, you need to create an account.
This article contains a list of ChatGPT available countries and restricted countries (not supported by OpenAI).
ChatGPT available countries
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia (Czech Republic)
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See (Vatican City)
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
ChatGPT is available in most parts of the world including Asia, Europe, and The Americas.
They are looking to provide safe access to more countries soon.
ChatGPT restricted countries
- Russia
- China
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Afghanistan
- Syria
- Ethiopia
- North Korea
- Sudan
- Chad
- Libya
- Zimbabwe
- Somalia
- Cameroon
- Eswatini
- Central African Republic
- Cape Verde
- Burundi
- Eritrea
Most countries in Africa are not supported by OpenAI/ChatGPT.
If you’re living in a country in Africa like Cameroon or Eswatini, you won’t be able to access the website.
Why is OpenAI not available in my country?
OpenAI does not specify a reason for not being available in some countries.
That said, it’s possible that the company is facing issues with local regulations and laws.
Otherwise, it has chosen to not support the country for business or strategic reasons.
According to OpenAI, they are able to provide API access to many countries and are working on adding more.
Geographic diversity is important to them are they are looking to increase the number of locations they can provide access to.
If ChatGPT is not available in your country, you need to check back in the future.
For now, you can use a VPN like ProtonVPN to access the website.
Further reading
How to Create a ChatGPT account
