Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Ukraine

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
39 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal, but banned for minors
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownAmbiguous
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1952
Single only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 2001
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
46% Did not mention homosexuals
46% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
62% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
8% Agree
63% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
14% Yes
69% No
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
9% Favor
85% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Yes
86% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
73% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
11% Good place
53% Not a good place
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