Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 62 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 38% Did not mention homosexuals 62% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 97% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 17% Good place 66% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 100% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 5% Did not mention homosexuals 95% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 98% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | Region not surveyed | 2% Did not mention homosexuals 98% Mentioned homosexuals |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2015 | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 | No protections Since 1952 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2021 | No protections Since 1952 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1952 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!