| Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 | Legal Since 1996 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1992 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2003 | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2020 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2009 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1996 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | 29% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 9% Agree 67% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 95% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 12% Good place 73% Not a good place |
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