Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Zambia

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
12% Tolerate
88% Not tolerate
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
(Gallup, 2013)
9% Good place
86% Not a good place
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1931
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 2005
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