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Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Gender Identity Recognition

The worldwide legal status for gender identity recognition
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98 (or 42.1%) of all countries around the world legally recognise gender identities


Intersex, transgender, agender, genderfluid, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and all the non-traditional gender identities are all groups within the LGBTQIA+ community that relate specifically to gender. Gender identity groups have historically been underrepresented; however, there have been positive developments over the past five years, and advocates have helped ensure that they gain greater exposure.


The LGBTQIA+ Gender Recognition index focuses on countries that legally recognise gender identities, the requirements required to obtain legal recognition such as sterilisation or reassignment surgery, and whether a government issues legal documentation

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Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Equality Index

32.2%
of countries score high or very high

Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Dollar

$1.5 trillion
added to the world economy

Worldwide LGBTQIA+ Population

214.3 million
people living within communities across the globe

Worldwide Same-Sex Unions or Marriages

32.6%
76 countries recognise same-sex unions or marriages

Worldwide Legal Gender Recognition

42.1%
98 countries legally recognise gender identities

Worldwide Gay Conversion Therapy

9.4%

or 22 countries have laws banning Gay Conversion Therapy
Discover the status of gender identity recognition in any given country…
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AFGHANISTAN
Very Low
Gender Recognition Overall Rating
ALBANIA
Very Low
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ALGERIA
Very Low
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AMERICAN SAMOA
Medium
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ANDORRA
High
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ANGOLA
Very Low
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ANGUILLA
Very Low
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Very Low
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ARGENTINA
High
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ARMENIA
Very Low
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AUSTRALIA
Medium
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AUSTRIA
High
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AZERBAIJAN
Very Low
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BAHAMAS, THE
Very Low
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BAHRAIN
Medium
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BANGLADESH
Very High
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BARBADOS
Very Low
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BELARUS
Medium
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BELGIUM
High
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BELIZE
Very Low
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BENIN
Very Low
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BERMUDA
Very Low
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BHUTAN
Very Low
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BOLIVIA
High
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Medium
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BOTSWANA
High
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BRAZIL
High
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Very Low
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Very Low
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BULGARIA
Very Low
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BURKINA FASO
Very Low
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BURUNDI
Very Low
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CAMBODIA
Very Low
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CAMEROON
Very Low
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CANADA
High
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CAPE VERDE (CABO VERDE)
Very Low
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CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS
High
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CAYMAN ISLANDS
Very Low
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Very Low
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CHAD
Very Low
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CHANNEL ISLANDS
High
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CHILE
High
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CHINA
Very Low
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COLOMBIA
High
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COMOROS
Very Low
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CONGO, D.REP
Very Low
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CONGO, REP
Very Low
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COOK ISLANDS
Very Low
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COSTA RICA
Very Low
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CROATIA
Medium
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CUBA
Medium
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CYPRUS
Very Low
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CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA)
Low
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DENMARK
High
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DJIBOUTI
Very Low
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DOMINICA
Very Low
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Very Low
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EAST TIMOR (TIMOR-LESTE)
Very Low
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ECUADOR
High
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EGYPT
Very Low
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EL SALVADOR
Very Low
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Very Low
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ERITREA
Very Low
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ESTONIA
High
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ETHIOPIA
Very Low
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FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS)
Very Low
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FIJI
Very Low
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FINLAND
High
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FRANCE
High
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FRENCH GUIANA
High
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FRENCH POLYNESIA
High
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GABON
Very Low
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GAMBIA, THE
Very Low
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GEORGIA
Low
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GERMANY
Very High
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GHANA
Very Low
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GIBRALTAR
Very Low
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GREECE
High
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GREENLAND
High
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GRENADA
Very Low
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GUADELOUPE
High
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GUAM
Medium
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GUATEMALA
Very Low
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GUINEA
Very Low
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GUINEA-BISSAU
Very Low
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GUYANA
Very Low
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HAITI
Very Low
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HONDURAS
Very Low
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HONG KONG
High
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HUNGARY
Very Low
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ICELAND
High
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INDIA
Very High
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INDONESIA
Medium
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IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
High
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IRAQ
Very Low
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IRELAND
High
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ISLE OF MAN
High
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ISRAEL
High
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ITALY
High
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IVORY COAST (COTE D’IVOIRE)
Very Low
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JAMAICA
Very Low
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JAPAN
Medium
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JORDAN
Medium
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KAZAKHSTAN
Low
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KENYA
Medium
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KIRIBATI
Very Low
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KOREA, NORTH (D.REP)
Very Low
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KOREA, SOUTH (REP)
Medium
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KOSOVO, REPUBLIC OF
Very Low
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KUWAIT
Very Low
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KYRGYZSTAN
Medium
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LAOS
Very Low
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LATVIA
Low
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LEBANON
Medium
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LESOTHO
Very Low
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LIBERIA
Very Low
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LIBYA
Very Low
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LIECHTENSTEIN
Very Low
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LITHUANIA
Very High
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LUXEMBOURG
Low
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MACAU
Very Low
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MADAGASCAR
Very Low
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MALAWI
Very Low
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MALAYSIA
Very Low
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MALDIVES
Very Low
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MALI
Very Low
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MALTA
High
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MARSHALL ISLANDS
Very Low
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MARTINIQUE
High
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MAURITANIA
Very Low
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MAURITIUS
Very Low
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MAYOTTE
High
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MEXICO
Very Low
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MICRONESIA, F.S
Very Low
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MOLDOVA
High
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MONACO
Very Low
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MONGOLIA
Medium
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MONTENEGRO
Low
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MOROCCO
Very Low
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MOZAMBIQUE
Very Low
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MYANMAR
Very Low
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NAMIBIA
High
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NAURU
Very Low
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NEPAL
Very Low
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NETHERLANDS
High
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Very Low
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NEW CALEDONIA
High
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NEW ZEALAND
High
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NICARAGUA
Very Low
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NIGER
Very Low
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NIGERIA
Very Low
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NIUE
Very Low
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NORTH MACEDONIA
High
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
High
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NORWAY
High
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OMAN
Very Low
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PAKISTAN
High
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PALAU
Very Low
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PALESTINE, STATE OF
Very Low
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PANAMA
Medium
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Very Low
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PARAGUAY
Very Low
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PERU
High
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PHILIPPINES
Very Low
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PITCAIRN ISLANDS
Very Low
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POLAND
High
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PORTUGAL
High
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PUERTO RICO
High
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QATAR
Very Low
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REUNION
High
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ROMANIA
Low
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RUSSIA
Very Low
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RWANDA
Very Low
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SAINT BARTHELEMY (BARTS)
High
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SAINT HELENA
Very Low
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SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
Very Low
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SAINT LUCIA
Very Low
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SAINT MARTIN (DUTCH)
Very Low
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SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH)
High
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SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
High
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SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Very Low
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SAMOA
Very High
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SAN MARINO
Very Low
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SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Very Low
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SAUDI ARABIA
Very Low
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SENEGAL
Very Low
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SERBIA
High
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SEYCHELLES
Very Low
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SIERRA LEONE
Very Low
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SINGAPORE
Medium
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SLOVAKIA
Very Low
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SLOVENIA
High
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SOLOMON ISLANDS
Very Low
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SOMALIA
Very Low
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SOUTH AFRICA
Medium
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SOUTH SUDAN
Very Low
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SPAIN
High
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SRI LANKA
High
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SUDAN
Very Low
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SURINAME
Medium
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SWAZILAND (ESWATINI)
Very Low
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SWEDEN
High
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SWITZERLAND
High
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SYRIA
High
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TAIWAN
Medium
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TAJIKISTAN
Medium
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TANZANIA
Very Low
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THAILAND
Very Low
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TOGO
Very Low
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TOKELAU
Very Low
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TONGA
Very Low
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Very Low
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TUNISIA
Very Low
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TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Low
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TURKMENISTAN
Very Low
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Very Low
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TUVALU
Very Low
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UGANDA
Very Low
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UKRAINE
High
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)
Very Low
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UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
High
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
Very High
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URUGUAY
High
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US VIRGIN ISLANDS
Medium
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UZBEKISTAN
Very Low
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VANUATU
Very Low
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VATICAN CITY (HOLY SEE)
Very Low
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VENEZUELA
Very Low
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VIETNAM
Medium
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WALLIS AND FUTUNA
High
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YEMEN
Very Low
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ZAMBIA
Very Low
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ZIMBABWE
Very Low
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  2024 SUMMARY

Gayther Gender Recognition Index - 2024 Statistics
KEY FACTS
  • 41% or 88.1 million LGBTQIA+ individuals live within countries classified as high or very high regarding gender identity recognition
  • Europe is the continent with the highest number of countries recognising gender identities at 15.9% or 37 countries, followed by the Americas at 9.9% or 23 countries
  • Only 2.6% of all countries (6) around the world recognise the third gender; those countries are Bangladesh, Germany, India, Lithuania, the United States of America (USA) and Samoa
  • Asia has the highest concentration of countries requiring surgery at 6.4% or 15 countries

GENDER IDENTITIES OVERVIEW

  • Europe is the continent with the highest number of countries recognising gender identities at 15.9% or 37 countries, followed by the Americas at 9.9% or 23 countries
  • Africa is the continent with the lowest number of countries recognising gender identities at 2.6% or 6 countries
  • 13.7% or 32 countries around the world require an individual to undergo sexual reassignment surgery, and 3.4% or =Sheet3!G39 countries require an individual to be sterilised to change genders legally
  • Europe has the highest concentration of countries requiring sterilisation at 2.1% or 5 countries, followed by Asia at 1.3% or 3 countries
  • Asia has the highest concentration of countries requiring surgery at 6.4% or 15 countries, followed by Europe at 3.4% or 8 countries
  • Only 2.6% of all countries (6) around the world recognise the third gender; those countries are Bangladesh, Germany, India, Lithuania, the United States of America (USA) and Samoa
  • 28% or 66 countries around the world are classified as high or very high concerning gender identities
  • The continents with the largest number of low or very low statuses are Africa at 21.9% or 51 countries, followed by Asia at 13.3% or 31 countries
  • The continents with the largest number of high or very high statuses are Europe at 12.4% or 29 countries, followed by the Americas at 8.2% or 19 countries
  • 41% or 88.1 million LGBTQIA+ live within countries classified as high or very high, whereas 49% or 105.1 million live within countries classified as low or very low within the gender identity index

Developments from the previous year

  • Andorra passed a law allowing transgender individuals to legally change their gender without the need for surgery or sterilisation. In Hong Kong, the appeal courts ruled that the government’s policy relating to forcing transgender individuals to undergo surgery before legally changing their gender was unconstitutional.
  • Spain’s Ley trans bill came into effect, which allows transgender individuals to legally change their gender by signing a declaration without the need for psychological counselling; similarly, New Zealand changed the Human Rights Act 1993 to allow transgender individuals to change their gender on birth certificates by self-determination.
  • Germany passed a law easing the legal procedures for changing names and gender identity. Sweden passed a law lowering the minimum age to change gender from 18 to 16 legally.
  • Russia reversed progressive laws and has now made it illegal for transgender individuals to change their gender.
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