Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & North Korea

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 2009
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