Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
21 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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