| Equality Index ? | 20 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1943 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1943 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2020 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2016 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2005 | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2019 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unknown | N/A Since 2013 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | 52% Did not mention homosexuals 48% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 13% Agree 70% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 13% Yes 85% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 6% Yes 94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 18% Yes 80% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 55% Not a good place | 12% Good place 81% Not a good place |
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