| Equality Index ? | 61 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 72 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 50 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1988 |
| Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 | Banned Since 1988 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Female equal, male unequal | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good place 89% Not a good place |
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