Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1992
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1999
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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