Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
72 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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