| Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 74 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1963 | Legal Since 2024 |
| Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2023 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 1990 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1974 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections Since 2007 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Legal Since 2024 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | Equal Since 2024 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 55% Tolerate 44% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 54% Tolerate 44% Not tolerate |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 40% Yes 47% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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