Compare LGBT Rights in Albania & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
28 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2003
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2020
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2008
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2020
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 2008
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
23% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
67% Did not mention homosexuals
33% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
82% Not justifiable
13% Justifiable
61% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
10% Agree
70% Disagree
32% Agree
44% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
25% Approve
76% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
42% Approve
59% Disapprove
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
71% Not a good place
54% Good place
34% Not a good place
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