| Equality Index ? | 43 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 53 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 32 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2012 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1987 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1975 | Illegal Since 2019 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Banned Since 2016 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2012 | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| 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 |
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