| Equality Index ? | 40 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 |
| Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Not legal Since 2005 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2014 | Ambiguous |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2001 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Ambiguous Since 2001 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | No protections Since 2001 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | N/A |
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