Equality Index ? | 86 / 100 | 90 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 98 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 73 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 98% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals | 94% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 86% Justifiable 6% Not justifiable | 85% Justifiable 4% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 66% Agree 13% Disagree | 82% Agree 6% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 53% Rare 41% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 47% Rare 39% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 90% Agree 7% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 75% Yes 18% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 70% Good place 9% Not a good place | 82% Good place 4% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1933 | Legal Since 1940 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2014 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Recognized Since 2019 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1996 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2009 | Legal Since 2006 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1987 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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