| Equality Index ? | 89 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 89 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 18 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1960 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Banned Since 1960 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 2002 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2011 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | N/A | Restricted Since 1996 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2025 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2002 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | N/A | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2002 | Female equal, male N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 96% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Good place 92% Not a good place |
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