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Equal age of consent

In 20 countries, the age of consent is not equalized for same-sex relationships.

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  • Equal
  • Unequal
  • Varies by region or ambiguous
  • Unknown or N/A

Recent Changes

Equal age of consent

The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.

Summary

130
Equal
130 regions (66%)
Equal
20
Unequal
20 regions (10%)
Unequal
48
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
48 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
98%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Equal
49 regions (98%)
Unequal
regions (0%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Oceania
71%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Equal
10 regions (71%)
Unequal
3 regions (21%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
South America
75%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Equal
9 regions (75%)
Unequal
2 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
North America
78%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Equal
18 regions (78%)
Unequal
1 regions (4%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (17%)
Africa
39%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Equal
21 regions (39%)
Unequal
6 regions (11%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (50%)
Asia
52%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Equal
23 regions (52%)
Unequal
7 regions (16%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
14 regions (32%)

Progress Over Time

Number of countries with equality for equal age of consent over the past 60 years.
There are no recent changes about Equal age of consent.

Equal age of consent by Country

Equal

Equal age of consent is equal in 130 regions.

  1. Asia (23)
  2. Bahrain 1976
  3. Bhutan
  4. Cambodia
  5. China 1949
  6. India 2013
  7. Israel 1948
  8. Japan 1947
  9. Jordan
  10. Kazakhstan 1997
  11. Kyrgyzstan 1998
  12. Laos
  13. Mongolia 1992
  14. Nepal
  15. North Korea 2009
  16. Philippines
  17. Singapore
  18. South Korea
  19. Syria
  20. Taiwan 1947
  21. Tajikistan 1998
  22. Thailand 1997
  23. Timor-Leste 1975
  24. Vietnam 1999
  25. Europe (49)
  26. Albania 2010
  27. Andorra 2006
  28. Armenia
  29. Austria 2002
  30. Azerbaijan
  31. Belarus 1994
  32. Belgium 1985
  33. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  34. Bulgaria 2002
  35. Croatia
  36. Cyprus 2002
  37. Czech Republic 1990
  38. Denmark
  39. Estonia 2022
  40. Finland 1999
  41. France 1982
  42. Georgia 2000
  43. Germany 1988
  44. Greece 2015
  45. Hungary 2002
  46. Iceland
  47. Ireland 1993
  48. Italy
  49. Kosovo 2004
  50. Latvia
  51. Liechtenstein 2001
  52. Lithuania 2004
  53. Luxembourg 1992
  54. Malta 1998
  55. Moldova 2002
  56. Monaco
  57. Montenegro 1977
  58. Netherlands 1978
  59. North Macedonia 1996
  60. Norway 1972
  61. Poland 1932
  62. Portugal 2007
  63. Romania
  64. San Marino 1865
  65. Serbia 2006
  66. Slovakia
  67. Slovenia 1977
  68. Spain 1995
  69. Sweden 1978
  70. Switzerland 1992
  71. Turkey 1858
  72. Ukraine 2001
  73. United Kingdom 2001
  74. Vatican City 1890
  75. North America (18)
  76. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  77. Barbados 2022
  78. Belize 2016
  79. Canada 2019
  80. Costa Rica
  81. Cuba 1979
  82. Dominican Republic
  83. El Salvador 1974
  84. Grenada
  85. Guatemala 1871
  86. Haiti
  87. Honduras
  88. Mexico 1871
  89. Nicaragua 2007
  90. Panama 2008
  91. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2022
  92. Trinidad and Tobago 2018
  93. United States
  94. Africa (21)
  95. Angola
  96. Botswana
  97. Burkina Faso 1996
  98. Cape Verde 2004
  99. Central African Republic
  100. Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006
  101. Djibouti
  102. Equatorial Guinea 1931
  103. Eswatini 2015
  104. Guinea-Bissau
  105. Lesotho 2012
  106. Mali 1961
  107. Mauritius
  108. Mozambique
  109. Namibia
  110. Rwanda
  111. Sao Tome and Principe 2012
  112. Seychelles
  113. Sierra Leone
  114. South Africa 2007
  115. Zimbabwe 2015
  116. Oceania (10)
  117. Australia 2016
  118. Federated States of Micronesia
  119. Fiji 2010
  120. Marshall Islands 2005
  121. Nauru
  122. New Zealand 1986
  123. Palau 2014
  124. Samoa
  125. Tonga
  126. Vanuatu 2007
  127. South America (9)
  128. Argentina 2001
  129. Bolivia 1999
  130. Brazil 1940
  131. Chile 2022
  132. Colombia
  133. Ecuador 1997
  134. Peru 1836
  135. Uruguay 1933
  136. Venezuela 1998

Unequal

Equal age of consent is unequal in 20 regions.

  1. Asia (7)
  2. Iran 1979
  3. Iraq 1969
  4. Qatar
  5. Saudi Arabia 1932
  6. Turkmenistan 2014
  7. United Arab Emirates
  8. Uzbekistan
  9. North America (1)
  10. Bahamas
  11. Africa (6)
  12. Benin
  13. Côte d’Ivoire
  14. Gabon 2020
  15. Madagascar
  16. Niger 2016
  17. Republic of the Congo 1947
  18. Oceania (3)
  19. Kiribati
  20. Papua New Guinea
  21. Tuvalu
  22. South America (2)
  23. Paraguay
  24. Suriname 1869
  25. Antarctica (1)
  26. Antarctica

No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous

Data on equal age of consent is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 48 regions.

  1. Asia (14)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Brunei
  5. Indonesia
  6. Kuwait
  7. Lebanon
  8. Malaysia
  9. Maldives
  10. Myanmar
  11. Oman
  12. Pakistan
  13. Palestine
  14. Sri Lanka
  15. Yemen
  16. Europe (1)
  17. Russia
  18. North America (4)
  19. Dominica
  20. Jamaica
  21. Saint Lucia
  22. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  23. Africa (27)
  24. Algeria
  25. Burundi
  26. Cameroon
  27. Chad
  28. Comoros
  29. Egypt
  30. Eritrea
  31. Ethiopia
  32. Gambia
  33. Ghana
  34. Guinea
  35. Kenya
  36. Liberia
  37. Libya
  38. Malawi
  39. Mauritania
  40. Morocco
  41. Nigeria
  42. Senegal
  43. Somalia
  44. South Sudan
  45. Sudan
  46. Tanzania
  47. Togo
  48. Tunisia
  49. Uganda
  50. Zambia
  51. Oceania (1)
  52. Solomon Islands
  53. South America (1)
  54. Guyana

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