| Equality Index ? | 15 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 16 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1988 | Legal Since 1963 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1988 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Legal Since 2023 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1992 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2021 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1948 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 47% Yes 45% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 40% Yes 47% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 89% Not a good place | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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