Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Nepal

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
Equal
Since 2007
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
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
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