| Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 9 / 100 | Not enough data |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1978 | Legal Since 2016 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1973 | Banned Since 2018 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
| 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 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | N/A |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Unknown |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 74% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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