According to researchers and activists, countries typically associated with acid assault include Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, United Kingdom, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Acid attacks have been reported however in countries around the world, including:
* Afghanistan
* Australia
* Bangladesh
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cambodia
* China
** Hong Kong S.A.R.
* Colombia
* France
* Gabon
* Germany
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Kenya
* Laos
* Mexico
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Nigeria
* Philippines
* Pakistan
* Russia 
* Sri Lanka
* Sweden
* South Africa 
* Taiwan
* Tanzania
* Thailand
* Uganda
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Vietnam
Additionally, anecdotal evidence for acid attacks exists in other regions of the world such as South America, Central and North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. However, South Asian countries maintain the highest incidence of acid attacks.
Police in the United Kingdom have noted that many victims are afraid to come forward to report attacks, meaning the true scale of the problem may be unknown.