Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2007
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