Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Norway

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
87 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1972
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