| Equality Index ? | 54 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1975 | Varies by Region Since 2000 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Banned Since 2014 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2002 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2009 | Varies by Region Since 2016 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2017 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | Illegal Since 2024 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (5-year deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2002 | N/A Since 1916 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 11% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 9% Agree 86% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 91% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 1% Yes 98% No |
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