Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
Since 1983
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