Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Burundi

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2001
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Since 2001
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2001
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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