Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Legal Since 1881 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Banned Since 1947 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 1997 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Ambiguous |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Legal Since 1947 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2011 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | Equal Since 1947 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 71% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 43% Justifiable 15% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 69% Support 6% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 68% Agree 20% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 44% Agree 10% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 68% Yes 22% No |
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 | 23% Justifiable 28% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 54% Yes 36% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 28% Good place 39% Not a good place |
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