Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Mali

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
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7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2024
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