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Countries that punish homosexual relations with the death penalty or imprisonment in 2025, by type of sentence

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June 2025

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

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* The penalties applied in Swaziland are unknown. The penalties may include corporal punishment, fines, and forced labor in addition to years of imprisonment.

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LGBTIQ+ laws 2025: countries with death penalty or imprisonment for homosexuality

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Jan 22, 2026

In 2025, ** countries sentenced homosexual relations to the death penalty, while in another eight countries life imprisonment was applied. Meanwhile, there are five countries where homosexuality is not legal, but the penalties are lighter, even less than one year of imprisonment.

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