| Equality Index ? | 55 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 4 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1972 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Banned Since 1967 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2010 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2020 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2022 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Good place 84% Not a good place |
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