| Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 30 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 2019 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1976 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal Since 2017 |
| 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 2010 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Legal Since 2019 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | Equal Since 2019 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 43% Tolerate 56% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 36% Tolerate 57% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 23% Good place 73% Not a good place |
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