Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 19 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 72% No |
Acceptance of Homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 17% Yes 83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 14% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate | 19% Tolerate 63% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good place 62% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1913 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1991 | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal Since 1957 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1956 | No protections Since 1957 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1956 | No protections Since 1957 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1956 | No protections Since 1957 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1957 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 1957 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal Since 1957 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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