Is homosexuality legal in Equatorial Guinea?

Legal

Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

Equatorial Guinea is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: LGBTQ rights by country or territory
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Gabon
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
São Tomé and Principe
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Republic of the Congo
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Cameroon
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.
Benin
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

Other laws in Equatorial Guinea

Age of Consent
18+
Sex Work
Illegal
Marriage Age
18+

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