Mauritania — Gay-Reiseindex 2026

Name: Mauritania — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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7/100

Todesstrafen-Risiko #199 of 207

Punktzahl = Recht 7/60 + Szene 0/40 = 7/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 15 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Rechtliche Sicherheit · Legal milestones · Die Szene vor Ort · Häufige Fragen

⚠ Kriminalisiert — Todesstrafen-Risiko

Gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehungen sind hier strafbar oder werden aktiv unterdrückt. Prüfe vor jeder Reise die Reisehinweise deiner Regierung; diese Seite dient nur der Information und ist keine Reiseempfehlung.

Rechtliche Sicherheit — 7/60 Punkte

Kriminalisierung	Death penalty possible
Partnerschaft	● Nein not recognised
Antidiskriminierung	● Nein
Geschlechtsanerkennung	Not possible — no legal gender recognition
Praxis der Durchsetzung	Active enforcement — arrests and prosecutions continue

Research note: death statute; 2025 kissing-video arrests (76crimes) — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

1983A Sharia-based criminal code imposed the death penalty by stoning for sexual acts between Muslim men. ↗
1986The last recorded execution for homosexuality took place; no executions have been documented since. ↗
2021The government confirmed an unofficial moratorium on death sentences for same-sex activity, though imprisonment continued. ↗
2025Two men were arrested after a video of them kissing circulated on social media. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity remained criminalised with the death penalty on the books, unenforced but backed by prison terms and fines. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

Die Szene vor Ort — 0/40 Punkte

Gelistete LGBTQ+-Locations

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Städte mit Szene

Pride-Paraden

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Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

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Szene-Punktzahl	0/40 (Roh-Szeneindex 0/100)

Häufige Fragen

Ist Mauritania sicher für schwule Reisende?

Mauritania is rated Death-penalty risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized and can carry the death penalty. Its legal safety component is 7/60. On enforcement reality, arrests and prosecutions continue.

Ist die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe in Mauritania legal?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Mauritania. Overall legal status: Death penalty possible.

Gibt es in Mauritania eine Gay-Szene?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Mauritania, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.