Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 | 85 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 58 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 | Legal Since 1944 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2006 | Legal Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 1990 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2004 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2025 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1996 | Illegal Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1995 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1999 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2010 | Legal Since 2002 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1996 | Legal Since 2009 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2014 | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2007 | Equal Since 1978 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 96% Did not mention homosexuals 2% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 80% Justifiable 8% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 71% Support 15% Against | 89% Support 3% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 69% Agree 23% Disagree | 79% Agree 17% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 75% Agree 10% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 54% Yes 38% No | 94% Yes 5% No |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 55% Rare 42% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 32% Rare 57% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 95% Agree 5% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 69% Yes 22% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 67% Tolerate 32% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 70% Tolerate 28% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 17% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable | 69% Justifiable 11% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 32% Yes 61% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 49% Good place 51% Not a good place | 69% Good place 8% Not a good place |
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