Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Palau

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2026
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2026
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2026
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2026
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
9% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
95% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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