| Equality Index ? | 24 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 34 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 4 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1966 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2000 | No protections Since 1966 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1966 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1966 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2017 |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 14% Good Place 0% | 4% Good Place 0% |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate | 3% Tolerate 97% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 18% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate | 4% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate |
| "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) | 4% Good place 90% Not a good place | 1% Good place 98% Not a good place |
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