Equality Index ? | 54 / 100 | 55 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 60 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 42 / 100 | 58 / 100 | 60 / 100 | 73 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 53 / 100 | 41 / 100 | 48 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1881 | Legal | Legal Since 1947 | Legal Since 1957 |
Same-sex marriage | Other type of partnership Since 2017 | Banned Since 1947 | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2019 | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 2025 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | No censorship | No censorship Since 2003 | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2022 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 1997 | Restricted | Legal Since 2014 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | Varies by Region | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region | Varies by Region | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | Unknown |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 | Varies by Region | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Ambiguous | Illegal | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2025 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous Since 1949 | Legal Since 1947 | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 | Legal Since 2005 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2012 | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2011 | Legal | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned | Banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | Equal Since 1947 | Equal | Equal Since 1947 | Equal Since 1997 |
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