Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Malta

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
61 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2017
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Full ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
52% Rare
38% Widespread
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
46% Rare
42% Widespread
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
73% Agree
20% Disagree
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
83% Yes
10% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
72% Good place
12% Not a good place
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