Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Niger

Equality Index ?
45 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
12 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2026
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2026
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2026
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
Since 2026
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
67% Did not mention homosexuals
33% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
13% Justifiable
61% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
32% Agree
44% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
25% Approve
76% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
42% Approve
59% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
9% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
54% Good place
34% Not a good place
4% Good place
95% Not a good place
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