| Equality Index ? | 9 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | Not enough data |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1967 | Legal Since 1968 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1967 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | No protections Since 1968 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | No protections Since 1968 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | No protections Since 1968 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1931 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 12% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
| 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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