Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
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 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
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
41% Not a good place
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