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What is the constitutional status of same-sex marriage? Denied or may be denied means that the constitution explicitly denies the right to marry to same-sex couples or allows for legislation to do so. Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman means that the constitution explicitly defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.Constitution does not address same-sex marriage means that the constitution does not explicitly address the right of same sex couples to marry. The constitution may guarantee the right of men and women to marry and found a family, but it does not use exclusionary or inclusive language to address the right for same-sex couples.Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered means that the guarantees the right to marry to “everyone” using ungendered language.Explicitly guaranteed means that the constitution explicitly states that individuals can marry a person of their same sex.Countries

Burundi - Denied or may be denied

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Denied or may be denied

El Salvador - Denied or may be denied

Honduras - Denied or may be denied

Jamaica - Denied or may be denied

Kenya - Denied or may be denied

Palau - Denied or may be denied

Rwanda - Denied or may be denied

Seychelles - Denied or may be denied

South Sudan - Denied or may be denied

Uganda - Denied or may be denied

Zimbabwe - Denied or may be denied

Bulgaria - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Burkina Faso - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Central African Republic - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Croatia - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Ecuador - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Gabon - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Georgia - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Hungary - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Latvia - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Lithuania - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Montenegro - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Nicaragua - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Poland - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Serbia - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Slovakia - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Somalia - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Ukraine - Marriage is defined as between a man and a woman

Afghanistan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Algeria - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Andorra - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Angola - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Antigua and Barbuda - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Argentina - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Armenia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Australia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Austria - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Azerbaijan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Bahamas - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Bahrain - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Bangladesh - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Barbados - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Belarus - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Belgium - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Belize - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Benin - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Bhutan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Bolivia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Botswana - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Brazil - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Brunei - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Cambodia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Cameroon - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Canada - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Chad - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Chile - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

China - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Colombia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Comoros - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Republic of the Congo - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Costa Rica - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Cote d'Ivoire - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Czech Republic - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Denmark - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Djibouti - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Dominica - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Dominican Republic - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Egypt - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Equatorial Guinea - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Eritrea - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Estonia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Ethiopia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Fiji - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Finland - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

France - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

The Gambia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Germany - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Ghana - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Greece - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Greenland - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Grenada - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Guatemala - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Guinea - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Guinea-Bissau - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Guyana - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Haiti - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Iceland - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

India - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Indonesia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Iran - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Iraq - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Israel - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Italy - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Japan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Jordan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Kazakhstan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Kiribati - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Republic of Korea - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Kuwait - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Kyrgyzstan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Laos - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Lebanon - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Lesotho - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Liberia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Libya - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Liechtenstein - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Luxembourg - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

North Macedonia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Madagascar - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Malawi - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Malaysia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Mali - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Malta - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Marshall Islands - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Mauritania - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Mauritius - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Mexico - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Micronesia, Federated States of - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Moldova - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Monaco - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Mongolia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Morocco - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Mozambique - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Myanmar - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Namibia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Nauru - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Nepal - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

The Netherlands - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

New Zealand - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Niger - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Nigeria - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Norway - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Oman - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Pakistan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Panama - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Papua New Guinea - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Paraguay - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Peru - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

The Philippines - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Qatar - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Romania - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Russian Federation - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Samoa - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

San Marino - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Saudi Arabia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Senegal - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Sierra Leone - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Singapore - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Slovenia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Solomon Islands - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

South Africa - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Spain - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Sri Lanka - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

St. Kitts and Nevis - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

St. Lucia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Sudan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Suriname - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Eswatini - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Sweden - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Syria - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Tajikistan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Tanzania - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Thailand - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Timor-Leste - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Togo - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Tonga - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Trinidad and Tobago - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Tunisia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Türkiye - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Turkmenistan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Tuvalu - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

United Arab Emirates - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

United Kingdom - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

United States of America - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Uruguay - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Uzbekistan - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Vanuatu - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Venezuela - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Vietnam - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Yemen - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Zambia - Constitution does not address same-sex marriage

Albania - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Cabo Verde - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Cuba - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Cyprus - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Maldives - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Portugal - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Sao Tome and Principe - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Switzerland - Not explicit, but right to marry is ungendered

Ireland - Explicitly guaranteed