Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentOther punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
N/A
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1890
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