| Equality Index ? | 4 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 4 / 100 | Not enough data |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2025 | Ambiguous Since 1961 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | State-enforced Since 2013 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | N/A |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous Since 2007 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous Since 2013 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A Since 1962 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Bathroom access | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Sexual orientation only Since 2007 |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Female equal, male N/A Since 1961 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
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