List of countries by age of consent

The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts and is thus the minimum age of a person with whom another person is legally permitted to engage in sexual activity. The distinguishing aspect of the age of consent laws is that the person below the minimum age is regarded as the victim, and his or her sex partner is regarded as the offender, unless both are underage. So leave them hoes don’t suck them toes.

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Limited by age: younger partner is deemed able to consent to having sex with an older one as long as their age difference doesn't exceed a specified amount.
Limited by relationship: younger partner is deemed able to consent to having sex with an older one as long as the latter is not in a position of trust or authority, or is not recognised to be abusing the inexperience of the younger one.
Unlimited: age from which one is deemed able to consent to having sex with anyone else or marriageable age if they must be married

Different jurisdictions express these definitions differently. Some, like most Australian states, may say the age of consent is 16 except if the older partner is in a position of authority over the younger one. So, effectively, the unrestricted age of consent there is 18. Others, like Argentina, may say the age of consent is 18, but an exception is made down to 13 years of age, if the older partner is not in a position of authority over the younger one. The data below reflects what each jurisdiction's legislation actually means, rather than what it states on the surface.

Countries and StatesRegionMust bemarriedSourcesOceaniaNoVaries by stateOceaniaNo10  10  10  10  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18OceaniaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18..OceaniaNo                16  16  16  16 Carnal knowledge with or of children under 16.OceaniaNo12  12  12  12  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18 & s 11A.(1).OceaniaNo16  16  16  16  17  17  17  17  18  18  18  18..OceaniaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18Criminal Code Act 2014 .OceaniaNo12  12  12  12          17  17  17  17 s 124 Sexual intercourse with young person.OceaniaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18 & s 321.North AmericaNoVaries by stateNorth AmericaNo12  12  12  12          16  16  16  16120  118 North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          18  18  18  18177  182 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18286  290 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18162  164 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18235  239 North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          18  18  18  18172 177North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          16  16  16  16229  235 North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          18  18  18  18146 148North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18181 bis  180 North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          18  18  18  18177 181North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          16  16  16  16181  185 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18179  187 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18180  185 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18142-L, 142-M 142-L, 142-MNorth AmericaNo15  15  15  15          18  18  18  18273 271North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          16  16  16  16240  170 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18154 159North AmericaNo13  12  13  12          18  18  18  18289  291 North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          18  18  18  18267 262North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18247  243 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18272  264, 265 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18161  167 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18127 130North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          16  16  16  16173  179 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18180 184North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18219 215North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          17  17  17  17150  153 North AmericaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18275 270North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          18  18  18  18289 291North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16190 Quater 189North AmericaNo13  13  13  13          16  16  16  16315  311 North AmericaNo13  13  13  13          18  18  18  18237.1 237.4North AmericaNoVaries by stateNorth AmericaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo15  15  15  15          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo16  16  16  16  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                18  18  18  18North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          17  17  17  17North AmericaNo13  13  13  13  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo16  16  16  16          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo16  16  16  16          18  18  18  18"Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements ." United States Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved on November 4, 2014. "Florida[ ... ]A child under 16 years of age cannot consent to sexual activity, regardless of the age of the defendant.[189] A child who is at least 16 years of age and less than 18 years of age cannot consent to sexual activity if the defendant is 24 years of age or older." and "Pennsylvania[ ... ]Sexual intercourse with someone less than 13 years of age is illegal regardless of the age of the defendant.[641] Sexual intercourse with someone at least 13 years of age and less than 16 years of age is illegal unless the defendant is less than four years older than the victim or is the victim's spouse.""Fla. Stat. 943.04354.North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16"REPORT OF THE AGE OF CONSENT TASK FORCE" (). State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General. Retrieved on November 4, 2014. p. i (PDF p. 6/79). Submitted to The Twenty-Second State Legislature Regular Session of 2003 Pursuant to Act 1, Second Special Session, SLH 2001.North AmericaNo                18  18  18  18North AmericaNo        17  17  17  17  18  18  18  18 and North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo16  16  16  16          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                17  17  17  17North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16North AmericaNo14  14  14  14  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18Sexual offense in the third degree. Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 3-307.Sexual offense in the second degree. Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 3-306.Rape in the second degree. Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 3-304.Sexual solicitation of minor. Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 3-324.North AmericaNo16  16  16  16          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18Gordon, Claire. "Lawmakers Move To Bar Teachers From Having Sex With Students". AOL News. March 27, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2013.Murray, Dave. "Teachers prohibited from having sex with students of any age under bill approved by Michigan Senate". MLive. March 20, 2012. Retrieved on August 8, 2013.North AmericaNo13  13  13  13  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          17  17  17  17North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo16  16  16  16          17  17  17  17"Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Summary of Current State Laws. ". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, December 15, 2014. Retrieved on May 15, 2016. "A common misperception about statutory rape is that state codes define a single age at which an individual can legally consent to sex. Only 12 states have a single age of consent, below which an individual cannot consent to sexual intercourse under any circumstances, and above which it is legal to engage in sexual intercourse with another person above the age of consent. For example, in Massachusetts, the age of consent is 16. In the remaining 39 states, other factors come into play: age differentials, minimum age of the victim, and minimum age of the defendant. Each is described below." - The mathematics does not add up in this section as there are 50 states, unless DC is counted as #51."Chapter 28 Section 805". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved on May 15, 2016.North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo13  13  13  13          16  16  16  16North AmericaNo13  13  13  13  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo13  13  13  13  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo11  11  11  11          17  17  17  17North AmericaNo13  13  13  13          16  16  16  16North AmericaNo                18  18  18  18North AmericaNo13  13  13  13  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18"OHIO AGE OF CONSENT/STATUTORY RAPE FACT SHEET". Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence. Retrieved on August 29, 2017.North AmericaNo14  14  14  14  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18Kuruvilla, Carol. "English teacher avoids jail after cops nab her in hotel room with 17-year-old student" (). New York Daily News. Sunday March 29, 2014. Retrieved on October 5, 2014. "The age of consent in Oklahoma is 16. But because Queen was the teenager's teacher, different rules apply. According to state laws, a sexual act is considered rape if the victim is a student between 16 and 18 years of age and the suspect is an employee of the student's school system."North AmericaNo                18  18  18  18North AmericaNo13  13  13  13  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18Boyer, Barbara. "Chester sex case points up questions A high school administrator has been charged with two misdemeanors. Experts say the issues are not clear-cut. " (). Philadelphia Inquirer. April 9, 2005. Retrieved on August 4, 2015. "Wilson's arrest highlights confusing questions about sexual relations between youths who are of the age of legal consent at 16 and adults. Sex with a minor younger than 16 is considered statutory rape." and "In Pennsylvania, prosecutors turn to broader laws, such as corrupting the morals of a minor, that are not as clearly defined." and "JoAnne Epps, dean of academic affairs at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, said that even though a teenager can legally consent to sex[ ... ]"[ ... ]but that's irrelevant in determining whether a person is guilty of corrupting the morals of a minor.""Smerconish, Michael. "The Pulse: Coming forward on abuse helps the community " (). Philadelphia Inquirer. August 5, 2011. "There are no statutory-rape charges pending as the age of consent in the commonwealth is 16."Anastasia, George. "D.A. to fight ruling on Rinick sex tape A judge said reporters were entitled to view it. Prosecutors said four women's privacy rights must be protected. " (). Philadelphia Inquirer. August 5, 2011. Retrieved on August 6, 2015. "Rinick's lawyer in that case, Nino Tinari, said yesterday that the charges were downgraded to corrupting the morals of minors after Rinick produced videotapes that indicated the girls took part in consensual sex. (The age of consent in Pennsylvania for sex is 16.)"Finley, Ben. "Corbett signs law targeting predatory youth coaches " (). Philadelphia Inquirer. June 20, 2014. Retrieved on September 15, 2015.North AmericaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16North AmericaNo11  11  11  11  14  14  14  14  16  16  16  16North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo13  13  13  13          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo        17  17  17  17  18  18  18  18"Appellant's Brief, Texas Department of Public Safety v. Garcia, 2010 WL 1366961, at 8 (Tex. Ct. App. filed Feb. 1, 2010)". "Under Texas law, a person commits the offense of Sexual Performance by a Child [...] Like the *8 Oregon statute, this Texas statute identifies the age of consent as 18."Ex parte Fujisaka, 472 S.W.3d 792, 800, 801 (Tex. Ct. App. 2015). "Appellant contends that because it is legal for an adult to have consensual sexual relations with a seventeen-year-old child without violating the Texas Penal Code,[...]" and "Because seventeen years is the age of consent to sexual relations in Texas,[...]"North AmericaNo16  16  16  16          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo15  15  15  15  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo15  15  15  15          18  18  18  18Schulte, Brigide. "An Age-Old Cultural Divide". Washington Post. Sunday March 20, 2005. Page LZ21. Online p. 1(). "In Virginia, the age of consent is 18."Sheppard, Kate. "More on Cuccinelli's Defense of Virginia's Anti-Sodomy Law" (). Mother Jones. Thursday April 4, 2013. Retrieved on September 17, 2015. "While that might be seen as creepy, in Virginia, the age of consent is 15 years old."Chandler, Michael Alison. "Laws on child sex abuse in schools". Washington Post. July 24, 2010. Retrieved on September 17, 2015.North AmericaNo12  12  12  12  16  16  16  16  21  21  21  21Clark-Flory, Tracy. "Student-teacher sex: When is it OK?". Salon. November 20, 2010. Retrieved on December 25, 2013.North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo16  16  16  16          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                17  17  17  17North AmericaNo13  13  13  13  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo13  13  13  13          18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AsiaNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18Zhang, Laney (Foreign Law Specialist). "Children's Rights: China" (Archive). Library of Congress. August 2007. Last updated March 16, 2015. Retrieved on April 25, 2015. "Having sexual intercourse with a girl under fourteen years of age is statutory rape, with a sentence of heavier punishment within the range of punishments for rape." and "Having sex with girls under the age of fourteen who are acting as prostitutes may result in a fixed-term imprisonment of five years and fine."AsiaNo        13  13  13  13  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18Signatory to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, which criminalises "engaging in sexual activities with a child where… abuse is made of a recognised position of trust, authority or influence over the child" (Ch Vi, Art 18), where "child" is defined as "any person under the age of 18 years" (Ch I, Art 3).EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18AsiaNo                18  18  18  18EuropeNo13  13  13  13  14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18South AmericaNo12  12  12  12          14  14  14  14Brazilian justice system frees man, 18, arrested for publicly kissing young teenager, 13 — 'Últimas Notícias' (Last News) - MSN Estadão . Online version of Estadão newspaper.  Brazilian Penal Code - official text  (see Article 217-A)North AmericaNo12  12  12  12  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AsiaNo        13  13  13  13  18  18  18  18EuropeNo 16  16  16  16  16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AsiaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18EuropeNo                18  18  18  18EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AsiaYes                18  15    EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18Swedish penal code sweden.gov.AfricaNo                18  18    EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18South AmericaNo        13  13  13  13  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18South AmericaNo                16  16  16  16EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18AsiaYes                18  15    Abrahamian, History of Modern Iran, (2008), p. 190AsiaNo15  15  15  15          18  18  18  18AsiaYes                18  18    South AmericaNo                14  14  14  14AfricaNo12  12  12  12          16  16  16  16EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18AsiaNo                18  18    AsiaNo        16  16    16  18  18    18Singapore Statutes OnLine AsiaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16AsiaNo12  12  12  12          18  18  18  18 on 2013-02-27)AfricaNo                18  18    AsiaNo                16  16  16  16Lo, Clifford and Lana Lam. "Test case for Hong Kong's underage sex law after boys of 11 and 13 arrested for alleged intercourse with minor girl ." South China Morning Post. Saturday 22 August 2015. Retrieved on 22 August 2015.EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18South AmericaNo        14  14      18  18  18  18AsiaYes                18  16    EuropeNo                17  17  17  17O'Dwyer, Peter. "The age of consent debate: Where does Ireland stand?" (Archive). Irish Examiner. April 9, 2014. Retrieved on January 14, 2016.EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18Código Penal Português , Art 171-173AsiaNo                18  18    The Daily Beast EuropeNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                16  16    Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture edited by David A. Gerstner page 648AsiaYes                18  16    EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18117/1852 Ř.z., Zákon trestní o zločinech, přečinech a přestupcích: § 128 ZprzněníSouth AmericaNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18http://www2.congreso.gob.pe/sicr/cendocbib/con5_uibd.nsf/001CD7E618605745052583280052F800/$FILE/COD-PENAL_actualizado_16-09-2018.pdfEuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18OceaniaNo                16  16  16  16AsiaNo                16  16  16  16AsiaNo                14  14  14  14AsiaYes                17  15    AfricaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16EuropeNo12  12  12  12  14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                18  18    North AmericaNo        14  14  14  14  16  16  16  16South AmericaNo        14  14  14  14  18  14  18  14http://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/system/files/document.pdfEuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaYes                13  12    AsiaYes                18  18    EuropeNo                16  16  16  16AsiaNo                16  16  16  16AsiaNo                16  16  16  16AsiaNo                16  16  16  16EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                18  18  18  18AsiaNo                16  16    16AfricaNo                18  18    North AmericaNo                18  18  18  18South AmericaNo12  12  12  12  15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18Uruguayan Penal Code Articles 272 and 267EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18AsiaNo                14  14  14  14AfricaNo                18  18    https://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/et/et011en.pdfAsiaNo                18  18  18  18North AmericaNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18Interpol - National Laws - Slovenia interpol.intNorth AmericaNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                18  18    https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ICMEC-Tanzania-National-Legislation.pdfAsiaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                18  18    EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18AfricaYes                18  16    AfricaNo                16  16  16  16https://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/gh/gh010en.pdfAsiaYes                  9    AfricaNo                18  18  18  18AsiaNo                16  16  16  16Schmitt, Arno & Sofer, Jehoeda, 1992, Sexuality and Eroticism Among Males in Moslem Societies, Binghamton: Harrington Park Press, 1992, , pages 137-138/AfricaNo15  15              18  18    AsiaYes                21  21    O'Dwyer, Peter. "The age of consent debate: Where does Ireland stand?" (Archive). Irish Examiner. April 9, 2014. Retrieved on January 14, 2016.South AmericaNo14  14  14  14          18  18  18  18https://att.gob.bo/sites/default/files/archivosvarios/Codigo%20de%20familia.pdf AfricaNo16  16              21  21    EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18 (Latvian original text) South AmericaNo                14  14  16  16 (click on PDF file in “texto completo”)North AmericaNo        12  12  12  12  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                18  18  18  18AfricaNo                16  16  16  16 EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18North AmericaNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18EuropeNo        17  17  17  17  18  18  18  18AsiaYes                18  16    North AmericaNo                14  14  14  14"." Can judiciary of Honduras Republic RAPE, statutory rape, indecent assault, kidnapping Article 140. It is an offense of rape: sexual intercourse with a person of either sex through violence or threat of causing the taxpayer's spouse or domestic partner he or one of his relatives within the fourth (4th) degree of consanguinity or second (2nd) affinity serious and imminent harm. For purposes of this article shall mean sexual intercourse, which have vaginal, anal or oral route. It will be punishable with ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of imprisonment. They are special cases of rape sexual intercourse with a person of either sex when without any violence or threats, meet any of the following circumstances. Such cases shall be punishable by fifteen (15) to twenty (20) years of imprisonment and are as follows: 1) When the victim is under fourteen (14) years of age; 2) When the victim is found deprived of reason or will or when for any reason can not resist; 3) When the active to commit the crime of rape intentionally diminishes or abolishes the will of the victim using this narcotic or psychotropic substances, including alcohol or committed the violation finding the taxpayer in the previous situation subject;. Article 141. commit acts of lust, who taking advantage of the conditions or using the means indicated in the preceding article makes victim to another or others in acts of lust other than sexual intercourse shall be punished with imprisonment of five (5) to eight (8) years. When the victim is under fourteen (14) years even if you have consented to the act or being older the taxable person suffers from a mental illness or incomplete mental development or retardation or private has reason or will or when by any cause can not resist the previous sentence is increased by half (1/2). When acts of lust consisting in the insertion of objects or instruments of any nature in the sexual organs or other natural orifices or artificial simulating the sexual organs of the taxpayer body, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of ten (10) fifteen (15) years."AsiaNo                16  16  16  16EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18AfricaNo15  15              18  18  21  21AsiaNo                15  15  15  15AsiaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                16  16  16  16EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18(Icelandic) The Icelandic Penal Code 
 202. gr. Hver sem hefur samræði eða önnur kynferðismök við barn, yngra en 15[fimmtán] ára, skal sæta fangelsi ekki skemur en 1[eitt] ár og allt að 16[sextán] árum.
 : Section 202 Anyone who has carnal intercourse or other sexual intimacy with a child younger than 15 years shall be subject to imprisonment for at least 1 year and up to 16 years.AsiaNo                15  15  15  15http://www.cdpcambodia.org/trafficking_law.asp AfricaNo                18  18    OceaniaNo12  14              16  17    sections 213 and 216 of the Criminal Code (1974) AsiaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                18  18    AfricaNo                16  16    AfricaNo                16  16    AfricaNo                18  18    North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                  16    16EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo15  15              18  18    AfricaNo                16  16  16  16AsiaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                15  15  15  15North AmericaNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AsiaNo                15  15  15  15Joe Cummings, Andrew Burke. Lonely Planet Guide to Laos, p. 256EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18https://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/8145/file/fYROM_CC_2009_am2018_en.pdfAfricaNo                18  18  18  18AsiaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                14  14  21  21EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                16  16  21  21AsiaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo                18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                16  16  18  18AfricaNo13  13              21  21    EuropeNo        16  16  16  16  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                18  18  18  18AsiaNo                16  16  16  16EuropeNo                16  16  16  16EuropeNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                15  15  15  15EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                16  16  16  16North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16South AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                18  18  18  18https://www.africanchildinfo.net/clr/Harmonisation%20of%20Laws%20in%20Africa/other-documents-harmonisation_7_en.pdfAsiaNo                14  14  14  14 (WIPO Lex)AfricaNo                18  18  18  18EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18OceaniaNo                15  15  15  15OceaniaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                18  18    North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                18  18  18  18EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18https://sherloc.unodc.org/res/cld/document/codi_penal_andorra_as_of_2014_html/Andorra_codi_penal_as_of_2014.pdf North AmericaNo                15  15  15  15South AmericaNo                16  16  16  16http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,FREEHOU,,GUY,,4738691564,0.htmlhttp://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/EMA-218121448-P6L AfricaYes                18  9    AfricaNo                18  18    North AmericaNo                15  15  15  15AfricaNo                18  18    http://www.icla.up.ac.za/images/un/use-of-force/africa/Liberia/Penal%20Code%20Liberia%201978.pdf AfricaNo                14  14  14  14AsiaNo                18  18  18  18AfricaNo14  14  14  14          16  16  16  16EuropeNo        14  14  14  14  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                18  18  18  18North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo15  15              18  18    AfricaNo                15  15    North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                18  18    North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo                18  18  18  18OceaniaNo                16  16  16  16OceaniaNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18AfricaNo                15  15    North AmericaNo                16  16  16  16AfricaNo        14  14      16  16  16  16OceaniaNo                15  18    OceaniaNo        15  15  15  15  18  18  18  18AsiaNo                15  15  15  15AsiaNo                16  16  16  16ROC Criminal Law, Article 227, 227–1 229–1EuropeYes                16  14    LAW N. VIII: SUPPLEMENTARY NORMS ON CRIMINAL LAW MATTERS  vaticanstate.vaAsiaYes                16  15    AsiaNo                16  16    AfricaNo                13  13  13  13

 See also 

Age of consent
Ages of consent in Africa
Ages of consent in Asia
Ages of consent in Europe
Ages of consent in North America
Ages of consent in the United States
Ages of consent in Oceania
Ages of consent in South America
Age of consent in Brazil
Age of consent reform
Age of consent reform in Canada
Age of consent reform in the United Kingdom
Age of Consent Act, 1891
 French petition against age of consent laws
 Youth
 Youth suffrage
 Youth rights
 Legal age
 Age of majority
 Age of reason (canon law)
 Age of accountability
 Mature minor doctrine
 Emancipation of minors
 Fitness to plead, law of England and Wales
 Minors and abortion
 Convention on the Rights of the Child
 Sexual Morality and the Law
 Child sexual abuse
 Sex-positive movement
 Age disparity in sexual relationships
 Comprehensive sex education
 Adult film industry regulations
 Sodomy law
 The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon

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Category:Sex laws
Category:Sexuality
Category:Adolescence by country