Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1992
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
93% Did not mention homosexuals
6% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
61% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
49% Agree
25% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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