Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
26% Yes
43% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2000-2004)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
91% Not justifiable
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Not legal
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1932
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalUnequal
Since 1932
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