| Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2021 | Legal |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1949 | Banned Since 2002 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2022 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | N/A | Illegal Since 2015 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Ambiguous |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2018 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 17% Tolerate 80% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | 4% Good place 91% Not a good place |
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