Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Christmas Island

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Since 2002
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2025
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
Equal
Since 2002
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
94% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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