| Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 23 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1957 | Legal Since 1972 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1957 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1957 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2010 | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1957 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1957 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1957 | Unequal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 27% Good Place 0% |
| 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 |
| 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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