Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
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28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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