Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Iceland

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
90 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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