Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2023
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Varies by Region
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Gender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Gender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1862
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
44% Agree
31% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
2% Yes
87% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
1% Good place
90% Not a good place
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