Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
72 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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