| Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Legal Since 1997 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Other type of partnership Since 2017 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | State-enforced Since 2016 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2012 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | Equal Since 1997 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 71% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 63% Support 19% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 66% Agree 30% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 12% Agree 60% Disagree |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 4% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 21% Yes 57% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 14% Good place 53% Not a good place |
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