Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Maldives

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
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