Is pornography legal in El Salvador?
Restricted
Importing obscene articles is prohibited, restricting the distribution of pornography.
El Salvador is one of 17 countries classified “Restricted” for pornography — 25% of the 69 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Honduras
- Restricted Importing pornography is illegal, restricting the entry of such materials into the country.
- Belize
- Restricted Publishing or selling obscene material is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment.
- Haiti
- Restricted Importing pornography is illegal, restricting the entry of such materials into the country.
- United States
- Legal Adult pornography is legal and constitutionally protected speech, with obscenity and child-protection exceptions.
- Kiribati
- Restricted Producing or distributing obscene publications is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment.
- Iceland
- Illegal Iceland prohibits the production, importation, sale, and distribution of pornography.
Other laws in El Salvador
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.