Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Niger

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
12 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2026
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2026
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 2026
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
Since 2026
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
9% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Good place
95% Not a good place
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