| Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 4 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2021 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1949 | Banned Since 1989 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1965 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2022 | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | N/A | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 3% Tolerate 97% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate |
| "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) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | 1% Good place 98% Not a good place |
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