| Equality Index ? | 26 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 18% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 90% Not a good place | 5% Good place 74% Not a good place |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1976 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal Since 1976 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2000 | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | N/A | Ambiguous |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A |
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