| Equality Index ? | 22 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 35 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2006 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1940 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted Since 1988 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal | Ambiguous Since 1960 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal | Unequal Since 2016 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 9% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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