| Equality Index ? | 33 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 33 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 12 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2026 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2025 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1995 | 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 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 | 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 | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal Since 2026 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous Since 2011 | Ambiguous |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A Since 2026 |
| 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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