Is homosexuality legal in Côte d'Ivoire?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Côte d'Ivoire 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
- Liberia
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Guinea
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Ghana
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Sierra Leone
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Burkina Faso
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Mali
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Other laws in Côte d'Ivoire
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
Every law in Côte d'Ivoire → · Where is homosexuality illegal? →
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.