Below is listed the age of consent for various countries around the world, listed in ascending order of that age. Note that this list does include separate ages for females and males where applicable, but does not include any special laws regarding homosexual sex or any of various kinds of sex.
No legal age of consent: Qatar (only within marriage), Saudi Arabia (only within marriage), Yemen (only within marriage and after puberty).
Age 12: Angola, Mexico (most states), Netherlands (partner under 16) ,Philippines (partner under 18), Tonga , Zimbabawe (partner under 18)
Age 13: Argentina, Cambodia, Comoros, Guyana, Japan, Niger, Senegal, South Korea, Vietnam (under 18).
Age 14: Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Chile, China, Colombia(males), Croatia, Ecuador, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Madagascar, Moldova (varies between 14 and 16; no set limit), Papua New Guinea (males), Peru, Portugal, Serbia.
Age 15: Benin (females), Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Kuwait (females), Laos, Mauritania, Monaco, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Sweden, Thailand, Uruguay.
Age 16: Afghanistan (females, must be married), Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia (even outside the country), Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei,Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cook Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia (females), Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Latvia, Libya (females), Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands(partner above 18), New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea (females), Pitcairn Island, Russia, Samoa (females), Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States (most states), Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe(partner above 18).
Age 17: Cyprus, Ireland, Kuwait (males), Tajikistan, United States (some states).
Age 18: Afghanistan (males, must be married), Benin (males), Bhutan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador (although can happen from 15), Gambia, Guatemala, India, Kazakhstan, Libya (males), Malta, Nicaragua, Oman (only within marriage), Panama (partner above 18), Philippines (partner above 18), Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Turkey, Uganda, United States (some states),Vietnam (18 or older).
Age 19: Indonesia (males).
Age 20: Tunisia
Age 21: Bahrain
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