| Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 30 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1976 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2021 |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | N/A |
| 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 2023 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 49% Tolerate 50% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 56% Tolerate 39% Not tolerate |
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