Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
10% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Not legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1960
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1960
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1960
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2006
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