| Equality Index ? | 43 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 53 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 32 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2018 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1989 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1975 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1992 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 | Equal Since 2023 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 74% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 13% Justifiable 59% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 28% Agree 39% Disagree |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 6% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
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