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. South America (9)
  2. Argentina 2001
  3. Bolivia 1999
  4. Brazil 1940
  5. Chile 2022
  6. Colombia
  7. Ecuador 1997
  8. Peru 1836
  9. Uruguay 1933
  10. Venezuela 1998

Unequal

Equal age of consent is unequal in 20 regions.

  1. North America (1)
  2. Bahamas
  3. South America (2)
  4. Paraguay
  5. Suriname 1869
  6. Antarctica (1)
  7. Antarctica

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