Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
94 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1983
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