Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Namibia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2024
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