Same-Sex Legal Status

This ranking compares the legal status of same-sex relationships as a 0-100 point value. It considers marriage, partnerships, family rights, recognition, decriminalisation and punishment risks; higher values improve the ranking.
1 Canada100 points 100 points 100
1 Denmark100 points 100 points 100
1 Iceland100 points 100 points 100
1 Netherlands100 points 100 points 100
1 Norway100 points 100 points 100
1 Sweden100 points 100 points 100
7 Belgium99 points 99 points 99
7 Finland99 points 99 points 99
7 Greenland99 points 99 points 99
7 Ireland99 points 99 points 99
7 Luxembourg99 points 99 points 99
7 New Zealand99 points 99 points 99
13 Australia98 points 98 points 98
13 France98 points 98 points 98
13 Germany98 points 98 points 98
13 Portugal98 points 98 points 98
13 Spain98 points 98 points 98
13 Switzerland98 points 98 points 98
13 United Kingdom98 points 98 points 98
13 Uruguay98 points 98 points 98
21 Argentina97 points 97 points 97
21 Austria97 points 97 points 97
21 Faroe Islands97 points 97 points 97
21 Gibraltar97 points 97 points 97
21 Malta97 points 97 points 97
26 Andorra96 points 96 points 96
26 Puerto Rico96 points 96 points 96
26 United States96 points 96 points 96
29 Costa Rica95 points 95 points 95
29 Estonia95 points 95 points 95
31 Chile94 points 94 points 94
31 Colombia94 points 94 points 94
31 French Guiana94 points 94 points 94
31 Guadeloupe94 points 94 points 94
31 Martinique94 points 94 points 94
31 Saint Pierre and Miquelon94 points 94 points 94
31 Slovenia94 points 94 points 94
31 South Africa94 points 94 points 94
39 Brazil93 points 93 points 93
40 Chinese Taipei92 points 92 points 92
40 Liechtenstein92 points 92 points 92
40 Mexico92 points 92 points 92
40 New Caledonia92 points 92 points 92
40 Réunion92 points 92 points 92
40 Saint-Martin92 points 92 points 92
40 Tahiti92 points 92 points 92
47 American Samoa91 points 91 points 91
47 Guam91 points 91 points 91
47 Northern Mariana Islands91 points 91 points 91
47 U.S. Virgin Islands91 points 91 points 91
51 Cuba90 points 90 points 90
52 Ecuador89 points 89 points 89
52 Greece89 points 89 points 89
52 Mayotte89 points 89 points 89
55 Thailand88 points 88 points 88
56 Wallis and Futuna84 points 84 points 84
57 Czech Republic77 points 77 points 77
57 Monaco77 points 77 points 77
59 San Marino76 points 76 points 76
60 Israel73 points 73 points 73
60 Latvia73 points 73 points 73
62 Croatia72 points 72 points 72
62 Italy72 points 72 points 72
62 Lithuania72 points 72 points 72
65 Nepal71 points 71 points 71
66 Cyprus70 points 70 points 70
67 Curacao68 points 68 points 68
68 Aruba66 points 66 points 66
68 Sint Maarten66 points 66 points 66
70 Montenegro65 points 65 points 65
71 Bolivia63 points 63 points 63
71 Cayman Islands63 points 63 points 63
73 Bermuda61 points 61 points 61
74 Japan59 points 59 points 59
75 Hungary58 points 58 points 58
76 Singapore57 points 57 points 57
77 Hong Kong55 points 55 points 55
77 Macau55 points 55 points 55
79 Serbia53 points 53 points 53
80 British Virgin Islands48 points 48 points 48
80 Korea Republic48 points 48 points 48
82 Turks and Caicos Islands47 points 47 points 47
83 Anguilla45 points 45 points 45
83 Cape Verde45 points 45 points 45
85 Belize44 points 44 points 44
85 Suriname44 points 44 points 44
87 Panama43 points 43 points 43
87 Poland43 points 43 points 43
89 Philippines42 points 42 points 42
89 Seychelles42 points 42 points 42
89 Ukraine42 points 42 points 42
92 Albania41 points 41 points 41
92 Barbados41 points 41 points 41
92 Botswana41 points 41 points 41
92 North Macedonia41 points 41 points 41
92 Trinidad and Tobago41 points 41 points 41
97 India40 points 40 points 40
97 Montserrat40 points 40 points 40
97 Peru40 points 40 points 40
97 Venezuela40 points 40 points 40
101 Bhutan39 points 39 points 39
101 Fiji39 points 39 points 39
101 Namibia39 points 39 points 39
101 Vietnam39 points 39 points 39
105 Angola38 points 38 points 38
105 Benin38 points 38 points 38
105 Cambodia38 points 38 points 38
105 Mongolia38 points 38 points 38
105 Niue38 points 38 points 38
105 Palau38 points 38 points 38
105 Timor-Leste38 points 38 points 38
112 China37 points 37 points 37
112 Cook Islands37 points 37 points 37
112 Dominican Republic37 points 37 points 37
112 Kosovo37 points 37 points 37
112 Laos37 points 37 points 37
112 Paraguay37 points 37 points 37
118 Congo36 points 36 points 36
118 Mozambique36 points 36 points 36
120 Ivory Coast35 points 35 points 35
120 São Tomé and Príncipe35 points 35 points 35
120 Slovakia35 points 35 points 35
120 Vanuatu35 points 35 points 35
124 Nauru34 points 34 points 34
124 Nicaragua34 points 34 points 34
124 Romania34 points 34 points 34
127 Bulgaria33 points 33 points 33
127 Burkina Faso33 points 33 points 33
127 Guinea-Bissau33 points 33 points 33
127 Haiti33 points 33 points 33
127 Niger33 points 33 points 33
132 Bosnia and Herzegovina32 points 32 points 32
132 Central African Republic32 points 32 points 32
132 Equatorial Guinea32 points 32 points 32
135 Djibouti25 points 25 points 25
135 El Salvador25 points 25 points 25
135 Kazakhstan25 points 25 points 25
138 Gabon24 points 24 points 24
139 Guatemala22 points 22 points 22
139 Samoa22 points 22 points 22
141 Rwanda21 points 21 points 21
142 Honduras19 points 19 points 19
142 Mauritius19 points 19 points 19
142 Moldova19 points 19 points 19
142 Turkey19 points 19 points 19
146 Armenia18 points 18 points 18
146 Lesotho18 points 18 points 18
146 Micronesia18 points 18 points 18
149 Bahamas17 points 17 points 17
150 Indonesia16 points 16 points 16
151 Jordan15 points 15 points 15
151 Tonga15 points 15 points 15
153 Georgia14 points 14 points 14
154 Ghana13 points 13 points 13
154 Kiribati13 points 13 points 13
154 Lebanon13 points 13 points 13
154 Sri Lanka13 points 13 points 13
158 Algeria12 points 12 points 12
158 Bangladesh12 points 12 points 12
158 Belarus12 points 12 points 12
158 Congo DR12 points 12 points 12
158 Egypt12 points 12 points 12
158 Jamaica12 points 12 points 12
158 Kyrgyzstan12 points 12 points 12
158 Malawi12 points 12 points 12
158 Morocco12 points 12 points 12
158 Russia12 points 12 points 12
158 Senegal12 points 12 points 12
158 Sierra Leone12 points 12 points 12
158 Togo12 points 12 points 12
158 Tunisia12 points 12 points 12
158 Zambia12 points 12 points 12
173 Burundi11 points 11 points 11
173 Cameroon11 points 11 points 11
173 Chad11 points 11 points 11
173 Comoros11 points 11 points 11
173 Ethiopia11 points 11 points 11
173 Guinea11 points 11 points 11
173 Iraq11 points 11 points 11
173 Kuwait11 points 11 points 11
173 Malaysia11 points 11 points 11
173 Maldives11 points 11 points 11
173 Myanmar11 points 11 points 11
173 Palestine11 points 11 points 11
173 Swaziland11 points 11 points 11
173 Tanzania11 points 11 points 11
173 Zimbabwe11 points 11 points 11
188 Antigua and Barbuda10 points 10 points 10
188 Azerbaijan10 points 10 points 10
188 Eritrea10 points 10 points 10
188 Kenya10 points 10 points 10
188 Libya10 points 10 points 10
188 Madagascar10 points 10 points 10
188 Oman10 points 10 points 10
188 Turkmenistan10 points 10 points 10
188 Uzbekistan10 points 10 points 10
197 Bahrain9 points 9 points 9
197 Dominica9 points 9 points 9
197 Grenada9 points 9 points 9
197 Guyana9 points 9 points 9
197 Saint Kitts and Nevis9 points 9 points 9
197 Saint Lucia9 points 9 points 9
197 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9 points 9 points 9
197 Syria9 points 9 points 9
205 Liberia8 points 8 points 8
205 Mali8 points 8 points 8
205 Solomon Islands8 points 8 points 8
205 Tajikistan8 points 8 points 8
205 Tuvalu8 points 8 points 8
205 Western Sahara8 points 8 points 8
211 Gambia7 points 7 points 7
211 Marshall Islands7 points 7 points 7
211 Papua New Guinea7 points 7 points 7
214 South Sudan6 points 6 points 6
215 Zanzibar5 points 5 points 5
216 Brunei1 point 1 point 1
216 Korea DPR1 point 1 point 1
216 Mauritania1 point 1 point 1
216 Nigeria1 point 1 point 1
216 Pakistan1 point 1 point 1
216 Qatar1 point 1 point 1
216 Sudan1 point 1 point 1
216 Uganda1 point 1 point 1
216 United Arab Emirates1 point 1 point 1
225 Afghanistan0 points 0 points 0
225 Iran0 points 0 points 0
225 Saudi Arabia0 points 0 points 0
225 Somalia0 points 0 points 0
225 Yemen0 points 0 points 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for the legal status of same-sex relationships. 100 means full marriage, family rights, recognition and low punishment risk; 0 means extreme criminalisation or very high state persecution risk.

The calculation mainly combines current law on marriage, registered partnership, family rights, recognition of foreign relationships and decriminalisation. Existing Nomadino legal values are checked against public legal data and plausibilised with freedom and rule-of-law context.

The public source families are the ILGA World legal database, the Human Dignity Trust criminalisation map, World Bank EQOSOGI 2, Equaldex and national legal sources. For Europe, the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map is used as an additional plausibility source.

Criminalisation, the death penalty, propaganda bans or state repression set ceilings even where some private conduct is tolerated. Mere decriminalisation without recognition therefore does not receive the same rating as marriage and family rights.

The rating equals the rounded raw value. A higher raw value therefore improves the ranking.