Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Liechtenstein

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Legal
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careRestrictedAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1987
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Since 1868
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
Equal
Since 2001
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
4% Agree
72% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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