Several of these countries are universal tourist destinations but homosexuality remains illegal and punishable within its legislation.
Algeria
Punishment: From two months to two years in prison
Antigua and Barbuda
Punishment: 15 years in prison for adults and 5 years for minors
Bangladesh
Punishment : 10 years in prison
Barbados
Penalty: Life in prison
Bhutan
Penalty: From a month to a year in prison
Botswana
Penalty: More than 7 years in prison
Brunei
Penalty: 10 years in prison. However, the new legislation launched this month punishes homosexuality with death under stoning.
Burundi
Penalty: From three months to two years in prison and a fine of between 30 and 60 dollars (the inhabitants of Burundi live on less than one dollar a day).
Cameroon
Penalty: 5 years in prison and fines of 350 dollars
Chad
Penalty: 2 years in prison and fines of up to $ 850
Comoros
Penalty: up to 5 years in prison and fines of up to 2 thousand dollars
Cook Islands
Penalty: Up to 7 years in prison
Dominica
Penalty: 5 years in prison and the obligation to intern in a psychiatric center
Egypt
Penalty: Up to three years in prison and attend a “special reformatory” to receive treatment
Eritrea
Penalty: up to 7 years in prison
Swaziland
Penalty: Not specified
Ethiopia
Penalty: 15 years in prison
Gambia
Penalty: Life imprisonment for homosexuals and people with HIV
Ghana
Penalty: up to three years in prison
Pomegranate
Penalty: 10 years in prison
Guinea
Penalty: up to three years in prison
Guyana
Penalty: Two years in prison
Iran
Penalty: from 30 to 100 lashes and death penalty for repeat offenders
Jamaica
Penalty: 10 years in prison and forced labor
Kenya
Penalty: Up to 40 years in prison
Kiribati
Penalty: 14 years in prison
Kuwait
Penalty: up to 7 years in prison
Lebanon
Penalty: up to one year in jail
Liberia
Penalty: one year in prison
Libya
Penalty: 5 years in jail
Malawi
Penalty: 14 years for men and five for women
Malaysia
Penalty: 20 years in jail including lashes
Maldives
Penalty: 100 lashes and up to 8 months in prison
Mauritania
Penalty: death by stoning
Mauricio
Penalty: 5 years in jail
Morocco
Penalty: Up to three years in prison and fines of 100 dollars
Myanmar
Penalty: 10 years in prison
Namibia
Penalty: Not specified or applied for years. However, the prohibition of homosexuality is maintained throughout its territory.
Nigeria
Penalty: 14 years in prison. In 2017, 40 men were imprisoned for being homosexuals.
Palestine
Penalty: 10 years in prison
Oman
Penalty: Up to 3 years in prison
Pakistan
Penalty: Life in prison
Papua New Guinea
Penalty: Up to 7 years in prison
Qatar
Penalty: Death
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Penalty: 10 years in prison and forced labor
St. lucia
Penalty: 10 years in prison
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Penalty: Up to 10 years in prison
Samoa
Penalty: 5 years in jail
Saudi Arabia
Death penalty
Senegal
Penalty: 5 years in jail or a fine of 2 thousand dollars
Sierra Leone
Penalty: 10 years in prison
Singapore
Penalty: 2 years in prison
Solomon Islands
Penalty: 14 years in prison
Somalia
Penalty: 3 years in prison
South Sudan
Penalty: 10 years in prison
Sri Lanka
Penalty: 10 years in prison
Sudan
Penalty: 5 years in jail and lashes. Death penalty upon reoffending
Syria
Penalty: three years in prison
Tanzania
Penalty: 30 years in prison
Togo
Penalty: Up to three years in jail
Tonga
Penalty: Lashes and 10 years in prison
Tunisia
Penalty: 3 years in prison
Turkmenistan
Penalty: Up to 10 years in prison if there is recidivism
Tuvalu
Penalty: 14 years
Uganda
Life imprisonment
United Arab Emirates
Life imprisonment
Uzbekistan
Penalty: 3 years in prison
Yemen
Penalty: Death by stoning for married men. Singles receive 100 lashes and one year in prison. For women, they are three years in jail and 100 lashes too.
Zambia
Life imprisonment
Zimbabwe
Penalty: one year in prison
Credits: BuzzFeed News , Human Rights Watch.