Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Thailand

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Gender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Gender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
42% Agree
23% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
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