Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Maldives

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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