| Equality Index ? | 54 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1975 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1861 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Banned Since 1861 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2002 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2009 | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2023 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2017 | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2002 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1861 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 7% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Good place 80% Not a good place |
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