| Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1891 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1970 | Banned Since 2013 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1967 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2016 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | No protections |
| 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 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1891 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals | 10% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 18% Justifiable 30% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 18% Disagree | 8% Agree 86% Disagree |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 8% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 13% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 5% Good place 82% Not a good place |
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