Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Malawi

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
11 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
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
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageNot legalNot legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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