Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1992
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