Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Malawi

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
No censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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