| Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Legal Since 2012 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1970 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2016 | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1997 | Legal Since 2012 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Equal Since 2012 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 18% Justifiable 30% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 18% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 13% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
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