| Equality Index ? | 20 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1907 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1996 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | State-enforced Since 1907 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2020 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1984 |
| 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 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only Since 1952 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 | Ambiguous |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unknown | Female equal, male N/A Since 1907 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 13% Agree 70% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 26% Tolerate 74% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 55% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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