Where is female genital mutilation banned?
How female genital mutilation (also searched as FGM) is treated in 95 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Specifically banned 54 countries (57%), including United States, Ethiopia, Egypt and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- No specific ban 40 countries (42%), including India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Russia.
- Varies by region 1 country (1%): Nigeria.
Specifically banned 54
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Colombia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Iceland
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kenya
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Norway
- Oman
- Portugal
- Senegal
- Serbia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
No specific ban 40
- Bahrain
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Chad
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- France
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Varies by region 1
- Nigeria
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Female genital mutilation laws by country; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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