Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Iraq

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Ambiguous
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1969
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