Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
17% Good Place
0%
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2015
Illegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1983
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