Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Since 1983
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
7% Tolerate
93% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
96% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
92% Not a good place
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
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