Equality Index ? | 85 / 100 | 92 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 98 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 84% Good Place 0% | 87% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 82% Justifiable 4% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 94% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 82% Agree 6% Disagree |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 52% Rare 38% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 46% Rare 42% Widespread | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 73% Agree 20% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | 83% Yes 10% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 72% Good place 12% Not a good place | 82% Good place 4% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal Since 1940 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Legal Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2015 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2017 | Recognized Since 2019 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2014 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | Ambiguous |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2006 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2016 | Banned Since 2023 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1998 | Equal |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!