Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1992
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