Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Maldives

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
N/A
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