| Equality Index ? | 63 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 63 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 10 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1991 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2025 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2007 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
| 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 | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Ambiguous |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | N/A Since 2025 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 95% 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 | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place |
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