| Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Legal Since 1997 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1996 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Death penalty as punishment Since 1987 | State-enforced Since 2023 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Illegal Since 2020 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2005 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Unknown |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 13% Agree 70% Disagree |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Good place 55% Not a good place |
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