Is homosexuality legal in Chile?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Chile 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
- Argentina
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Uruguay
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Falkland Islands
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Paraguay
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Bolivia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- South Georgia and the Islands
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Other laws in Chile
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.