Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
18% Tolerate
81% 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
Region not surveyed
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