| Equality Index ? | 48 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1996 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1992 | Banned Since 1949 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Varies by Region Since 1949 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal, but restricted for minors | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2020 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2009 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 29% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 67% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 12% Good place 73% Not a good place | 36% Good place 51% Not a good place |
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