Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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