Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 12 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1962 | Legal Since 2023 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1962 | State-enforced Since 1989 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only Since 2021 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2023 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1992 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2023 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals | 74% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable | 13% Justifiable 59% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 28% Agree 39% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 21% Yes 79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 15% Tolerate 78% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
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!