| Equality Index ? | 53 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2017 | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2021 |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2010 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2019 | N/A |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | Equal Since 2023 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 43% Tolerate 56% Not tolerate | 49% Tolerate 50% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 36% Tolerate 57% Not tolerate | 56% Tolerate 39% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 23% Good place 73% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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