Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
77 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
Since 1983
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, 2016–2018)
80% Tolerate
20% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
74% Tolerate
25% 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
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