Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
48% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
49% Tolerate
50% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
56% Tolerate
39% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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