Compare LGBT Rights in Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
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