Compare LGBT Rights in Namibia & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1999
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