Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Zambia

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
6% Good Place
0%
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
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
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
72% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
18% Did not mention homosexuals
82% Mentioned homosexuals
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1931
Same-sex marriageNot legalNot legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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