| Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 9 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1978 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1973 | Banned Since 1915 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| 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 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Illegal Since 1915 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Illegal Since 1915 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
| 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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