Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Mongolia

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1992
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