Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
Since 1932
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