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Countries Where Incest Is Legal

Countries Where Incest Is Legal: compare 234 countries on 3 metrics.

Law234 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jan 19, 2025Original page
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Legality of Incest

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234 countries
AfghanistanIllegal——
AlbaniaIllegal——
AlgeriaIllegal——
American SamoaIllegal——
AndorraIllegal——
AngolaLegal——
AnguillaIllegal——
Antigua and BarbudaLegal——
ArgentinaLegal——
ArmeniaIllegal——
ArubaIllegal——
AustraliaIllegal——
AustriaLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for same-sex couplesLineal ancestors and descendants,, full siblings and half siblings
AzerbaijanIllegal——
BahamasLegal——
BahrainIllegal——
BangladeshIllegal——
BarbadosLegal——
BelarusLegal——
BelgiumLegal——
BelizeLegal——
BeninLegal——
BermudaIllegal——
BhutanLegal——
BoliviaLegal——
Bosnia and HerzegovinaIllegal——
BotswanaLegal——
BrazilLegal——
British Virgin IslandsIllegal——
BruneiIllegal——
BulgariaIllegal——
Burkina FasoLegal——
BurundiIllegal——
CambodiaLegal——
CameroonIllegal——
CanadaIllegal——
Cape VerdeLegal——
Cayman IslandsIllegal——
Central African RepublicLegal——
ChadIllegal——
ChileIllegal——
ChinaLegal——
ColombiaIllegal——
ComorosIllegal——
Cook IslandsIllegal——
Costa RicaLegal——
CroatiaIllegal——
CubaIllegal——
CuracaoIllegalConsensual sex acts between individuals over the age of consent is allowed, marriage between close relatives is not.—
CyprusIllegal——
CzechiaIllegal——
DenmarkIllegal——
DjiboutiIllegal——
DominicaIllegal——
Dominican RepublicLegal——
DR CongoLegal——
EcuadorLegal——
EgyptIllegal——
El SalvadorLegal——
Equatorial GuineaIllegal——
EritreaIllegal——
EstoniaIllegal——
EswatiniIllegal——
EthiopiaIllegal——
Falkland IslandsIllegal——
Faroe IslandsIllegal——
FijiIllegal——
FinlandIllegal——
FranceLegalConsensual sex acts between individuals over age of consent are allowed, marriage between close relatives (up to but not including first cousins) is not.Parent and child, siblings, half-siblings, grandparent and grandchild, nieces, and nephews may not marry.
French GuianaIllegal——
French PolynesiaIllegalConsensual sex acts between individuals over age of consent are allowed, marriage between close relatives (up to but not including first cousins) is not.Parent and child, siblings, half-siblings, grandparent and grandchild, nieces, and nephews may not marry.
GabonLegal——
GambiaIllegal——
GeorgiaIllegal——
GermanyLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for same-sex couplesLineal ancestors and descendants,, full siblings and half siblings
GhanaIllegal——
GibraltarIllegal——
GreeceIllegal——
GreenlandIllegal——
GrenadaIllegal——
GuadeloupeIllegal——
GuamIllegal——
GuatemalaLegal——
GuernseyIllegal——
GuineaIllegal——
Guinea-BissauLegal——
GuyanaLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for opposite-sex couples—
HaitiLegal——
HondurasLegal——
Hong KongLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for same-sex couplesGranddaughter, daughter, sister or mother (males), Grandfather, father, brother or son (females)
HungaryIllegal——
IcelandIllegal——
IndiaLegal w/ restrictionsSexual incest is not prohibited, but laws regarding incestuous marriages are restrictive.—
IndonesiaIllegal——
IranIllegal——
IraqIllegal——
IrelandLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for same-sex couplesGranddaughter, daughter, mother, sister or half-sister (males), Grandfather, father, son, brother or half-brother (females)
Isle of ManIllegal——
IsraelLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for aged 21 and olderLineal ancestors and descendants under 20
ItalyLegal w/ restrictionsLegal unless it provokes public scandal—
Ivory CoastLegal——
JamaicaLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for opposite-sex couples—
JapanLegal——
JerseyIllegal——
JordanIllegal——
KazakhstanIllegal——
KenyaIllegal——
KiribatiIllegal——
KuwaitIllegal——
KyrgyzstanLegal——
LaosIllegal——
LatviaLegal——
LebanonIllegal——
LesothoLegal——
LiberiaIllegal——
LibyaIllegal——
LiechtensteinIllegal——
LithuaniaLegal——
LuxembourgIllegalConsensual sex acts between individuals over age of consent are allowed, marriage between close relatives is not.Parent and child, siblings, half-siblings, grandparent and grandchild, nieces, and nephews may not marry.
MacauLegal——
MadagascarLegal——
MalawiIllegal——
MalaysiaIllegal——
MaldivesIllegal——
MaliLegal——
MaltaIllegalConsensual sex acts between individuals over age of consent allowed, marriage between close relatives is not.Blood relatives, lineal ancestors and descendants. Full and half-siblings
Marshall IslandsIllegal——
MartiniqueIllegal——
MauritaniaIllegal——
MauritiusIllegal——
MayotteIllegal——
MexicoIllegal——
MicronesiaVaries by locationLegal in Yap and Kosrae, Illegal in Pohnpei and Chuuk.—
MoldovaIllegal——
MonacoIllegal——
MongoliaLegal——
MontenegroIllegal——
MontserratIllegal——
MoroccoIllegal——
MozambiqueLegal——
MyanmarIllegal——
NamibiaIllegal——
NauruIllegal——
NepalIllegal——
NetherlandsLegal——
New CaledoniaIllegalConsensual sex acts between individuals over age of consent are allowed, marriage between close relatives (up to but not including first cousins) is not.Parent and child, siblings, half-siblings, grandparent and grandchild, nieces, and nephews may not marry.
New ZealandIllegal——
NicaraguaLegal——
NigerLegal——
NigeriaIllegal——
NiueIllegal——
North KoreaIllegal——
North MacedoniaIllegal——
Northern Mariana IslandsIllegal——
NorwayIllegal——
OmanIllegal——
PakistanIllegal——
PalauIllegal——
PalestineIllegal——
PanamaLegal——
Papua New GuineaIllegal——
ParaguayLegal——
PeruLegal——
PhilippinesIllegal——
PolandIllegal——
PortugalLegal——
Puerto RicoIllegal——
QatarIllegal——
Republic of the CongoLegal——
ReunionIllegal——
RomaniaIllegal——
RussiaLegal——
RwandaIllegal——
Saint BarthelemyIllegal——
Saint Kitts and NevisLegal——
Saint LuciaIllegal——
Saint MartinIllegal——
Saint Pierre and MiquelonIllegalConsensual sex acts between individuals over age of consent are allowed, marriage between close relatives (up to but not including first cousins) is not.Parent and child, siblings, half-siblings, grandparent and grandchild, nieces, and nephews may not marry.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for opposite-sex couples—
SamoaLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for aged 21 and olderParent and child, siblings, half-siblings, or grandparent and grandchild, Child includes illegitimate or adopted child; grandchild has corresponding meaning
San MarinoIllegal——
Sao Tome and PrincipeIllegal——
Saudi ArabiaIllegal——
SenegalIllegal——
SerbiaLegal——
SeychellesIllegalProhibited by Penal Code Chapter 58—
Sierra LeoneIllegal——
SingaporeIllegal——
Sint MaartenIllegal——
SlovakiaIllegal——
SloveniaLegal——
Solomon IslandsIllegal——
SomaliaIllegal——
South AfricaIllegal——
South KoreaIllegal——
South SudanIllegal——
SpainLegal——
Sri LankaIllegal——
SudanIllegal——
SurinameLegal——
SwedenIllegal——
SwitzerlandLegal w/ restrictionsOnly for same-sex couplesLineal ancestors and descendants,, Full and half-siblings
SyriaIllegal——
TaiwanIllegal——
TajikistanLegal——
TanzaniaIllegal——
ThailandLegal——
Timor-LesteLegal——
TogoIllegal——
TokelauIllegal——
TongaIllegal——
Trinidad and TobagoIllegal——
TunisiaIllegal——
TurkeyLegal——
TurkmenistanIllegal——
Turks and Caicos IslandsIllegal——
TuvaluIllegal——
UgandaIllegal——
UkraineLegal——
United Arab EmiratesIllegal——
United KingdomIllegal——
United StatesVaries by locationLegal in Rhode Island and New Jersey, illegal everywhere elseVaries by state
United States Virgin IslandsIllegal——
UruguayLegal w/ restrictionsLegal unless it provokes public scandal—
UzbekistanIllegal——
VanuatuIllegal——
Vatican CityIllegal——
VenezuelaLegal w/ restrictionsLegal unless it provokes public scandal—
VietnamIllegal——
Wallis and FutunaIllegal——
Western SaharaIllegal——
YemenIllegal——
ZambiaIllegal——
ZimbabweIllegal——

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Where does this countries where incest is legal data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Legality of Incest - Wiki; Incest map shows where sex between siblings is still legal in Europe, including Spain - The Olive Press.

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