Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Nepal

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBannedAmbiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
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