Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Norway

Equality Index ?
93 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
87 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1972
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