Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Malawi

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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