Compare LGBT Rights in Federated States of Micronesia & Malawi

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2011
Public Opinion
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
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
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