Compare LGBT Rights in Norway, Denmark, & Iceland

Equality Index ?
87 / 100
82 / 100
93 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
94 / 100
96 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
87 / 100
69 / 100
90 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
Recognized
Since 2019
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1981
Illegal
Since 1996
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1978
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2025
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1972
EqualEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
96% Did not mention homosexuals
3% Mentioned homosexuals
97% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
76% Justifiable
10% Not justifiable
83% Justifiable
6% Not justifiable
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
70% Agree
16% Disagree
66% Agree
13% Disagree
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
53% Rare
41% Widespread
Region not surveyed
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
47% Rare
39% Widespread
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
90% Agree
7% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
75% Yes
18% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
70% Good place
9% Not a good place
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
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