Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
94 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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