| Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 20 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2017 | Legal Since 2020 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 2024 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2017 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2023 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal Since 2021 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2017 | Unequal Since 2020 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 20% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 94% Not a good place | 5% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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