Namibia مؤشر السفر للمثليين 2026
النتيجة = قانوني 38/60 + المشهد 6/40 = 44/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.
A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.
الأمان القانوني · Legal milestones · المشهد على الأرض · خطط لرحلتك · الأسئلة الشائعة
الأمان القانوني — 38/60 نقاط
| التجريم | Legal (2024) |
|---|---|
| الشراكة | ● لا not recognised |
| مناهضة التمييز | ● لا |
| الاعتراف بالجندر | Restricted — heavy barriers (surgery, courts) or rarely granted |
| الواقع التنفيذي | Calm — no active persecution documented |
Research note: no procedure (est); 2024 decriminalization, appeal pending — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Legal composite, five components
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
Legal milestones
Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.
- 1920South African administration entrenched Roman-Dutch common law crimes of sodomy and unnatural offences, which Namibia retained at independence. ↗
- 2023The Supreme Court ruled in May 2023 that same-sex marriages legally performed abroad must be recognized for immigration purposes. ↗
- 2024The High Court struck down the colonial-era sodomy and unnatural offences laws as unconstitutional in June 2024, decriminalizing same-sex activity. ↗
- 2024Lawmakers enacted marriage legislation explicitly forbidding same-sex marriages and recognition of those performed abroad, reversing the 2023 ruling. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity was legal after the 2024 court victory, but a government appeal loomed and marriage recognition was barred by statute. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. כל אבן דרך מקושרת למקור עיון ↗.
المشهد على الأرض — 6/40 نقاط
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| حانات مثلية لكل مليون | 0 |
|---|---|
| ساونات لكل مليون | 0 |
| فعاليات لكل مليون | 0 |
| درجة التغطية | A |
| نتيجة المشهد | 6/40 (مؤشر المشهد الخام 15/100) |
الأسئلة الشائعة
هل Namibia آمنة للمسافرين المثليين؟
Namibia is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 44/100 overall with a legal safety component of 38/60. On enforcement reality, no active persecution is documented.
هل زواج المثليين قانوني في Namibia؟
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Namibia. Overall legal status: Legal (2024).
هل يوجد مشهد مثلي في Namibia؟
Namibia has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 6 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.