Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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