| Equality Index ? | 9 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2025 | Death penalty as punishment Since 1987 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted Since 1987 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| 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 | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | N/A Since 1979 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
| 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 |
| 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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