Equal age of consent
In 39 countries and territories, the age of consent is not equalized for same-sex relationships.
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- Equal
- Unequal
- Unknown, N/A, or ambiguous
Recent Changes
- Jul 5 2019Became Unequal in Gabon
- Jun 21 2019Became Equal in British Columbia
- Jan 1 2019Became Equal in Alberta
- Jan 1 2019Became Equal in Nova Scotia
- Jan 1 2019Became Equal in Ontario
- Jan 1 2019Became Equal in Quebec
- Jan 1 2019Became Equal in Canada
- Jan 1 2017Became Unequal in Chad
Equal age of consent
The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.
Summary
Progress over time
Number of countries with equality for equal age of consent over the past 60 years.
Recent changes
- GabonUnequalJul 5, 2019
- British Columbia, CanadaEqualJun 21, 2019
- Alberta, CanadaEqualJan 1, 2019
- Nova Scotia, CanadaEqualJan 1, 2019
- Ontario, CanadaEqualJan 1, 2019
- Quebec, CanadaEqualJan 1, 2019
- CanadaEqualJan 1, 2019
- ChadUnequalJan 1, 2017
- AustraliaEqualSep 16, 2016
- BelizeEqualAug 10, 2016
Equal age of consent by country
(and dependent territories)Equal
Equal age of consent is equal in 171 regions.
- Asia (29)
- Bahrain 1976
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China 1949
- Hong Kong 2006
- India 2013
- Indonesia 2015
- Israel 1948
- Japan 1947
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan 1997
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan 1998
- Laos
- Lebanon 2013
- Macau 1996
- Maldives
- Mongolia 1992
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Qatar
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan 1947
- Tajikistan 1998
- Thailand 1997
- Timor-Leste 1975
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam 1999
- Europe (52)
- Albania 2010
- Andorra 2006
- Armenia
- Austria 2002
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium 1985
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria 2002
- Croatia
- Cyprus 2002
- Czech Republic 1990
- Denmark
- Estonia 2002
- Faroe Islands
- Finland 1999
- France 1982
- Georgia 2000
- Germany 1988
- Greece 2015
- Hungary 2002
- Iceland
- Ireland 1993
- Isle of Man 2006
- Italy
- Kosovo 2004
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein 2001
- Lithuania 2004
- Luxembourg 1992
- Malta 1998
- Moldova 2002
- Monaco
- Montenegro 1977
- Netherlands 1978
- North Macedonia 1996
- Norway
- Poland 1932
- Portugal 2007
- Romania 2000
- Russia 1997
- San Marino 1865
- Serbia 2006
- Slovakia
- Slovenia 1977
- Spain 1995
- Sweden 1978
- Switzerland 1992
- Turkey 1858
- Ukraine 2001
- United Kingdom 2001
- Vatican City 1890
- North America (25)
- Anguilla 2001
- Aruba
- Belize 2016
- British Virgin Islands 2001
- Canada 2019
- Costa Rica
- Cuba 1979
- Curaçao 1979
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador 1974
- Greenland 1976
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala 1871
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico 1871
- Nicaragua 2007
- Panama 2008
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1990
- Sint Maarten
- Turks and Caicos Islands 2000
- Africa (34)
- Angola
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Burkina Faso 1996
- Burundi
- Cape Verde 2004
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea 1931
- Eswatini 2015
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho 2012
- Liberia 2009
- Malawi
- Mali 1961
- Mauritius
- Mayotte 1982
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger 2016
- Réunion 1982
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Sao Tome and Principe 2012
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa 2007
- South Sudan
- Togo
- Western Sahara
- Zimbabwe 2015
- Oceania (20)
- Australia 2016
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji 2010
- French Polynesia
- Marshall Islands 2005
- Nauru
- New Caledonia 1984
- New Zealand
- Niue 2007
- Norfolk Island 1993
- Palau 2014
- Pitcairn Islands 2001
- Samoa
- Tokelau 2007
- Tonga
- Vanuatu 2007
- Wallis and Futuna 1984
Unequal
Equal age of consent is unequal in 39 regions.
- Asia (10)
- Bangladesh
- Brunei 1951
- Iran 1979
- Malaysia
- Pakistan 1973
- Saudi Arabia 1932
- Singapore
- Syria
- Turkmenistan 2014
- Yemen
- North America (9)
- Antigua and Barbuda 1995
- Bahamas
- Barbados 1992
- Bermuda
- Cayman Islands
- Montserrat
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Africa (14)
- Benin
- Chad 2017
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Egypt
- Eritrea 1957
- Ethiopia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Mauritania 1983
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo 1947
- Somalia
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Data on equal age of consent is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 22 regions.
- Oceania (1)
- Solomon Islands
- Antarctica (1)
- Antarctica
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