Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Niger

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 2016
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