Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Yemen

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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