Is homosexuality legal in El Salvador?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
El Salvador 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
- Guatemala
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Honduras
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Belize
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Nicaragua
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Costa Rica
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Cayman Islands
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Other laws in El Salvador
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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