Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1932
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