Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Sudan

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
N/A
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