Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareRestricted
Since 1996
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1983
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