Puntuación = Legal 14/60 + Escena 0/40 = 14/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Malawi ranks #166 of 208 countries and territories in the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, with a composite score of 14/100 — a legal safety component of 14/60 and a scene score of 0/40. Updated 2026-08-17 · release 2026.3.
Las relaciones entre personas del mismo sexo están penalizadas o activamente reprimidas aquí. Consulta las advertencias de viaje de tu gobierno antes de cualquier viaje; esta página es informativa, no una recomendación de viajar.
| Criminalización | Criminalized |
|---|---|
| Unión legal | ● No (matrimonio igualitario) |
| Antidiscriminación | ● No |
| Reconocimiento de género | Not possible — no legal gender recognition |
| Aplicación en la práctica | Harassment — police or state harassment documented |
Research note: moratorium since 2014; occasional arrests (HRW/UK) — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
| Locales LGBTQ+ listados | 0 |
|---|---|
| Bares gay | 0 |
| Saunas gay | 0 |
| Bares gay por millón | — |
| Saunas por millón | — |
| Eventos por millón | — |
| Ciudades con escena | 0 |
| Marchas del Orgullo | 0 |
| Festivales de cine queer | 0 |
| Grado de cobertura | — |
| Puntuación de escena | 0/40 (índice bruto de escena 0/100) |
Malawi is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 14/60. On enforcement reality, police or state harassment is documented.
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Malawi. Overall legal status: Criminalized.
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Malawi, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.