Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Niue

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
Unknown
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