| Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 35 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2019 | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2019 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2018 | Illegal Since 2024 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Banned Since 2003 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2014 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 18% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 95% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 90% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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