Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
14% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousN/A
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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