| Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 22 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1959 | Banned Since 1949 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | Varies by Region Since 1949 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2024 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | N/A | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2007 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| 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 | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 36% Good place 51% Not a good place |
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