| Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 16 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1982 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2006 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1964 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1980 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous Since 2017 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous Since 1980 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Female equal, male N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 16% Good Place 0% | 9% Good Place 0% |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 6% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 10% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 8% Agree 86% Disagree |
| Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | Region not surveyed | 19% Yes 59% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 8% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 10% Did not mention homosexuals 90% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 5% Good place 82% Not a good place |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 97% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | Region not surveyed | 33% Did not mention homosexuals 67% Mentioned homosexuals |
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