Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
74% Tolerate
25% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
80% Tolerate
20% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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