Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Norfolk Island

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2025
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1994
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
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