Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Samoa

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
38 / 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
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
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 in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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