Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland, Norway, & Sweden

Equality Index ?
92 / 100
86 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
87 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
87 / 100
85 / 100
69 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1996
Restricted for minors
Since 2021
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 1981
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1972
Equal
Since 1978
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