| Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2021 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1949 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | State-enforced Since 1991 |
| 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 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | N/A | N/A |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 17% Yes 83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 82% 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 | Region not surveyed |
| Full Details | Full Details | |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!