Is homosexuality legal in Benin?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Benin is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Togo
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Ghana
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Burkina Faso
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Nigeria
- Death penalty possible Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence that can carry the death penalty.
- Niger
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Other laws in Benin
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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