Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Maldives

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
15% Did not mention homosexuals
85% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
96% Not justifiable
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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