Compare LGBT Rights in Denmark, Iceland, & Norway

Equality Index ?
82 / 100
93 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
94 / 100
96 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
69 / 100
90 / 100
87 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
LegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Recognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
IllegalIllegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1978
N/ALegal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2025
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqualEqualEqual
Since 1972
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
97% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
96% Did not mention homosexuals
3% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
83% Justifiable
6% Not justifiable
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
76% Justifiable
10% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
66% Agree
13% Disagree
82% Agree
6% Disagree
70% Agree
16% Disagree
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
53% Rare
41% Widespread
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
47% Rare
39% Widespread
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
90% Agree
7% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
75% Yes
18% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
70% Good place
9% Not a good place
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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