Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Nepal

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
15% Did not mention homosexuals
85% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
96% Not justifiable
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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