Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
17% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1983
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