Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Iceland

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
95 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
90 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2025
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
7% Tolerate
93% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
96% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
92% Not a good place
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
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