Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
N/A
Since 1983
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
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
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