Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Malta

Equality Index ?
94 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Full ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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