Country Deep Dives

FKK clubs, laufhaus, and the most transparent market in the world.

Window prostitution, private clubs, and the famous Red Light District.

Tolerated clubs and a large independent escort scene.

Legal, registered, and among the most expensive in Europe.

Tolerated scene with FKK clubs and a visible Prague industry.

Regulated like Germany with laufhaus and studio culture.

Solo provider work is legal; brothels and street work are not.

Window districts in Antwerp and Brussels; moving toward regulation.

Budapest scene with studios, massage parlors, and independents.

Individual sex work decriminalized; Lisbon and Porto scenes.

Legal and regulated but most operate outside the system.

Both buying and selling legal; progressive Copenhagen scene.

Selling legal, organizing illegal; growing online market.

Go-go bars, massage parlors, and freelancers in a semi-open market.

Unique fuzoku system — legal alternatives to prohibited vaginal sex.

Illegal but exists; significant safety and ethical concerns.

Illegal but massive industry; room salons, juicy bars, high risk.

Illegal; massage parlors, KTV, and freelancers in tourist areas.

Illegal with significant trafficking and exploitation concerns.

Complex legal status; tea houses, massage, LINE-based independents.

One-woman-flat model unique to HK; Wan Chai nightlife.

Legal only in Geylang licensed area; very strict enforcement.

Illegal; Bali tourist scene exists but enforcement increasing.

Complex legal patchwork; massive underground industry.

Legal in tolerance zones; Bogota, Medellin, and Cartagena scenes.

Legal for adults; termas, independents, and a vibrant scene.

Legal for independents; concentrated in San José.

Varies by state; tolerance zones in many areas.

Tourist-oriented scene; Sosúa and Santo Domingo.

Legal in designated zones; Lima and Cusco scenes.

Buenos Aires independent escort scene; peso instability.

Legal for independents; Panama City tolerance zones.

Progressive regulated framework; Montevideo and Punta del Este.

Illegal; unique jineteras phenomenon tied to tourism economy.

Buying is illegal (Nordic model); selling is legal.

Licensed brothels exist but cultural/legal complexity is significant.

Illegal; tourist-area scene exists with significant cultural sensitivity.

Illegal; coastal tourist scene, Nairobi nightlife.

Varies by state; NSW decriminalized, others licensed.

The global gold standard for sex work law. Fully decriminalized.