| Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 | Legal |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 2007 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2003 | N/A |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2005 |
| 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 | Illegal | Legal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Unequal Since 1972 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 12% Tolerate 88% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| "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 | 9% Good place 86% Not a good place |
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