| Equality Index ? | 55 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 56 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 53 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2018 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1891 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2023 | Banned Since 2013 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1967 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2019 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2014 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2020 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2020 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Varies by Region Since 2019 | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2017 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2022 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2018 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1891 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 10% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 6% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 58% Support 18% Against | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 66% Agree 21% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 8% Agree 86% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 37% Yes 37% No | Region not surveyed |
| 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) | 2% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 26% Good place 43% Not a good place | 5% Good place 82% Not a good place |
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