Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1999
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