Current Version
| Region | Suriname |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1869 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The age of consent in Suriname is 16 for heterosexuals, and 18 for homosexuals. |
| Sources | https://pridelegal.com/suriname-lgbt-laws/ https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname |
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edited by beenegative. Previous entry was vague, didn't provide ages, and didn't provide a source.
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| Description | One of the three places in South America that has the unequal age of consent. | The age of consent in Suriname is 16 for heterosexuals, and 18 for homosexuals. |
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| Sources | https://pridelegal.com/suriname-lgbt-laws/ https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname | |
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| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | needs a close-in-age exemption. AKA Romeo and Juliet laws. | One of the three places in South America that has the unequal age of consent. |
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| Sources | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname | No |
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| Description | No | needs a close-in-age exemption. AKA Romeo and Juliet laws. |
| Sources | No | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/suriname |