Is homosexuality legal in Sudan?
Illegal
Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Sudan 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
- South Sudan
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Eritrea
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Ethiopia
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Central African Republic
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Chad
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Uganda
- Death penalty possible Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence that can carry the death penalty.
Other laws in Sudan
- Age of Consent
- Under 14
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- Under 16 possible
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