| Equality Index ? | 15 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 17 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2016 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1983 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1988 | Banned Since 1983 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-Affirming Care | Unknown | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections Since 1991 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections Since 1991 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections Since 1991 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 1983 |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal Since 1983 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 1983 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 16% Good Place 0% | 17% Good Place 0% |
| 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 |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 89% Not a good place | 5% Good place 91% Not a good place |
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