| Equality Index ? | 37 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 33 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1976 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal Since 2018 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2023 |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Varies by Region |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2018 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2018 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | N/A Since 1862 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 44% Agree 31% Disagree |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Yes 87% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 1% Good place 90% Not a good place |
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