| Equality Index ? | 68 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 55 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 80 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2004 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1968 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2017 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 1982 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1997 | Single only Since 1826 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2004 | N/A Since 1989 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 16% Support 65% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 24% Agree 65% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 21% Agree 51% Disagree |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 74% Tolerate 25% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 80% Tolerate 20% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 86% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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