Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
34 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownProtected in some contexts
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
Equal
Since 2007
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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