Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
Unequal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
94% Not a good place
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
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