Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1920
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Banned
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2023
Single only
Since 1968
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
28% Good Place
0%
22% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
55% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
54% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
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