| Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Legal Since 2004 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Banned Since 1968 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only Since 1997 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Unknown |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal with restrictions |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | Equal Since 2004 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | 74% Tolerate 25% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | 80% Tolerate 20% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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