| Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 51 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 7 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Banned Since 1960 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2024 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1991 | No protections Since 1992 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous Since 1991 | No protections Since 2018 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 7% Good Place 0% |
| Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | Region not surveyed | 20% Yes 60% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 12% Yes 76% No |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 96% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 3% Good place 92% Not a good place |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 4% Justifiable 82% Not justifiable | 4% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 19% Did not mention homosexuals 81% Mentioned homosexuals | 21% Did not mention homosexuals 79% Mentioned homosexuals |
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