Compare LGBT Rights in Greenland & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
96 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
96 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1939
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2016
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2024
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1979
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
N/A
Since 1983
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