Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Zambia

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2002
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2025
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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