| Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 | Legal Since 1995 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1994 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1982 | Varies by Region Since 2022 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2001 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2023 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1966 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1995 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1993 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1966 | Equal Since 2003 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 26% Yes 74% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
| Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Favor 92% Oppose |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Yes 92% No |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 7% Good place 78% Not a good place |
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