| Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1953 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1953 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2021 |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| Same-sex adoption | N/A | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | N/A |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | Equal Since 2023 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 92% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 49% Tolerate 50% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 56% Tolerate 39% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
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