Compare LGBT Rights in Djibouti & Malawi

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
4 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2017
Single only
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2011
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
4% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
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