Is pornography legal in Eswatini?
Restricted
Pornography is legal only if it passes a specific three-element test regarding consent and content.
Eswatini 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
- South Africa
- Restricted Adult pornography is legal but restricted to sales to persons over 18 in registered stores.
- Botswana
- Illegal Possession and import of pornographic material are prohibited and punishable by fine or imprisonment.
- Malawi
- Illegal Producing, possessing, or distributing obscene materials is a criminal offence punishable by fine and imprisonment.
- Zambia
- Illegal Producing, possessing, or distributing obscene materials is a misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment or fine.
- Tanzania
- Illegal Producing, possessing, or distributing obscene materials is a misdemeanour, and platforms hosting such content have been banned.
- Uganda
- Illegal Pornography was made illegal in 2014 with penalties up to 10 years in prison, and sites are blocked.
Other laws in Eswatini
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- 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.