Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Syria

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousVaries by Region
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
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