| Equality Index ? | 12 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1958 | Varies by Region Since 2002 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2009 | Banned Since 1974 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2005 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2008 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted Since 2023 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2018 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1958 | Varies by Region Since 2002 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 4% Agree 72% Disagree | 9% Agree 86% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 80% No |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 93% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 77% Not a good place | 2% Good place 82% Not a good place |
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