Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
52 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2023
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
49% Tolerate
50% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
56% Tolerate
39% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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