Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Malawi

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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