| Equality Index ? | 89 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 89 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 9 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1978 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Banned Since 1973 |
| 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 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2025 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2002 | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | N/A | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2002 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 5% Good place 74% Not a good place |
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