Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Iceland

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
95 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
90 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
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