| Equality Index ? | 15 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 17 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2016 | Legal Since 1961 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1988 | Banned Since 2023 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | 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 1988 | No protections Since 1960 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections Since 1960 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections Since 1960 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2011 |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1961 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 16% Good Place 0% | 13% Good Place 0% |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | 10% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 89% Not a good place | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 12% Justifiable 63% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals |
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