Is homosexuality legal in Papua New Guinea?
Illegal
Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Papua New Guinea is one of 56 countries classified “Illegal” for same-sex sexual activity — 25% 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
- Solomon Islands
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Micronesia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Palau
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Timor-Leste
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Guam
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Vanuatu
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Other laws in Papua New Guinea
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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