Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Sudan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
17% Yes
83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
14% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
29% Yes
43% No
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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