Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Legal Since 1890 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2016 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2015 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized Since 2024 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Varies by Region Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2004 |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Second parent adoption only Since 2016 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Parental approval required |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 1986 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2001 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 82% Did not mention homosexuals 12% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 35% Justifiable 22% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 83% Support 10% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 59% Agree 36% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 27% Agree 42% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 75% Yes 20% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 26% Rare 69% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 23% Rare 66% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 59% Agree 34% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 43% Yes 42% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 74% Yes 18% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 63% Good place 30% Not a good place |
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