Compare LGBT Rights in Albania & Maldives

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1998
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2009
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2003
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2020
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2008
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2020
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
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