Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 88 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Legal Since 1986 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2012 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2002 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1994 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 1994 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 1994 |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Legal Since 2013 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Legal Since 1994 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | Equal Since 1986 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 92% Did not mention homosexuals 8% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 54% Justifiable 16% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 52% Agree 14% 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 | 36% Justifiable 26% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 69% Good place 10% Not a good place |
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