Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
48% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
49% Tolerate
50% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
56% Tolerate
39% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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