Europe

Albania – Red: All public nudity is illegal.

Austria – Green: Completely legal and very common to see topless or nude tanning.

Belarus – Red: Public nudity of any kind is illegal.

Belgium – Green: Topless sunbathing is fine, but bottoms halves need to stay on, except for one nudist beach.

Bulgaria – Green: Boasts a nice selection of nudist beaches.

Croatia – Green: Topless and nude sunbathing is legal and practiced pretty much everywhere.

Cyrus – Amber: Public nudity is illegal, however police are known to ‘turn a blind eye’ to unofficial nudist beaches.

Czech Republic – Green: Topless sunbathing is allowed in public.

Denmark – Green: Public nude sunbathing and topless sunbathing are both legal and common to see.

Estonia – Green: Both official and unofficial nudist beaches.

Finland – Amber: Not illegal but people have been removed from beaches for topless sunbathing, despite nudity in saunas being acceptable.

France – Green: Common and acceptable to sunbathe topless, and a large selection of nudist beaches.

Germany – Green: Plenty of nudist beaches and park – topless sunbathing acceptable and common.

Greece – Green: Topless sunbathing is legal and common.

Hungary – Green: Nude beaches are quite common and not illegal to sunbathe naked.

Iceland – Green: Not very common but perfectly legal.

Italy – Green: Not illegal to sunbathe topless, plenty of designated areas for naked sunbathing and dedicated nudist beaches.

Latvia – Green: Topless tanning is totally acceptable, and there are multiple nudist beaches.

Lithuania – Green: Technically illegal but there is a selection of official and unofficial nudist beaches.

Luxembourg – Green: Still a relatively new concept, but there are official nudist beaches.

Malta – Red: Both nude and topless sunbathing is illegal.

Monaco – Amber: Not common, but some naturist associations use unofficial beaches.

Montenegro – Green: Legal specific areas for both nude and topless sunbathing.

Netherlands – Green: Topless sunbathing is common and allowed in designated areas.

Norway – Green: There have been reports of some problems for topless sunbathers, but there are some nudist beaches.

Poland – Amber: Topless sunbathing is legal and common.

Portugal – Green: Not common but it’s legal to sunbathe naked.

Romania – Amber: Top less sunbathing is generally permitted, but there are no official nudist beaches.

Russia – Red: Topless and nude sunbathing is strictly prohibited.

Serbia – Green: There are several nudist beaches.

Slovakia – Green: Nudist societies and official nudist beaches exist.

Slovenia – Green: Common to see topless sunbathing and there is a selection of nudist beaches.

Spain – Green: Legal to sunbathe naked or topless and it’s a fairly common sight.

Sweden – Green: Recent law passed making it legal to be naked in public so that people can sunbathe topless. Official nudist beaches exist.

Switzerland – Green: Legal to sunbathe topless, and there is also lots of naked hiking!

Turkey – Amber: Technically illegal to do, but it’s common to see tourists sunbathing topless. There are no official nudist beaches.

Ukraine – Green: Has a selection of nudist beaches.

United Kingdom – Green: Topless sunbathing is completely legal and nudist beaches exist.

Other European countries: Not enough classification information available

NORTH AMERICA

Antigua and Barbuda – Red: Illegal to sunbathe topless in public.

Bahamas – Red: Illegal to sunbathe topless in public.

Canada – Green: Whilst topless sunbathing is generally unacceptable, there are multiple official designated nudist beaches and areas.

Costa Rica – Amber: Public nudity is technically illegal, but there are unofficial naturist resorts and beaches.

Cuba – Amber: Forums say that although public nudity is banned, topless sunbathing is generally tolerated.

Grenada – Red: Nude sunbathing is prohibited.

Honduras – Amber: Generally it’s a no for any kind of naked sunbathing, but there is at least one naturist resort.

Jamaica – Amber: Topless sunbathing is pretty common but technically it’s illegal to be naked in public.

Mexico – Amber: Technically illegal to perform sunbathing topless, but a couple of nudist beaches exist.

Panama – Amber: Generally frowned upon but there are some safe nudist beaches such as La Sueca Nudist Beach.

Saint Kitts and Nevis – Red: Illegal to sunbathe topless in public.

Saint Lucia – Red: Illegal to sunbathe topless in public.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Topless sunbathing strongly discouraged.

Trinidad & Tobago – Red: Illegal to sunbathe topless in public.

USA – Amber: For 32 states you shouldn’t have any legal worries about nude sunbathing, however it isn’t allowed in Utah, Indiana or Tennesse, and is ambiguous in the remaining states. 

Other North American countries: Not enough classification information available

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina – Green: Nude beaches exist. There is some controversy around topless sunbathing. Protests were held in 2017, as women appealed for the same bare-top rights on the beach, with a judge ruling that it wasn’t a crime for women to sunbathe topless. Proceed cautiously.

Brazil – Green: Generally illegal but there are dedicated nudist beaches around the country.

Chile – Amber: One nudist beach on the entire coastline, and laws are ambiguous.

Colombia – Amber: Illegal and can result in fines if done in the wrong location, however nudist beaches are available.

Ecuador – Amber: It doesn’t seem to be illegal and nude beaches exists, but forums say it’s frowned upon.

Peru – Amber: Topless and nude sunbathing isn’t tolerated, but nudist associations exist.

Uruguay – Green: Generally topless sunbathing is allowed and nude beaches exist.

Other South American countries: Not enough classification information available