| Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 4 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | Not enough data |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1972 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1967 | Banned Since 2000 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2010 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Unknown |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1994 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Unknown |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Unknown |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 11% Tolerate 86% 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) | 8% Good place 84% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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