Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Nepal

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBannedAmbiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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