Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Iceland

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
95 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
90 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2019
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual 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 adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2025
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
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