| Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 22 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1959 | Banned Since 2010 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | State-enforced Since 2012 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2024 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2022 |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | N/A | Illegal Since 2002 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2022 |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2007 | Illegal Since 1941 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2024 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 83% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Yes 90% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place |
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