Is prostitution legal in Equatorial Guinea?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal, with sex trafficking and foreign involvement noted as problems.
Equatorial Guinea is one of 105 countries classified “Illegal” for sex work — 48% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Prostitution in Africa
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Gabon
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal, with sex trafficking and foreign involvement reported.
- São Tomé and Principe
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in São Tomé and Príncipe with estimated 89 sex workers.
- Republic of the Congo
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but commonplace, with weak government enforcement.
- Cameroon
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but tolerated in Cameroon.
- Nigeria
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Northern Nigerian states under Islamic law, while in South it's regulated through pimping laws.
- Benin
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal but related activities like brothel keeping and benefiting from prostitution are illegal.
Other laws in Equatorial Guinea
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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