Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
77 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2011
Restricted
Since 1992
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1999
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
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