Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Varies by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1992
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
69% Did not mention homosexuals
32% Mentioned homosexuals
93% Did not mention homosexuals
6% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
14% Justifiable
53% Not justifiable
61% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
28% Agree
44% Disagree
49% Agree
25% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
33% Approve
67% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
41% Approve
59% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
6% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
52% Good place
40% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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