| Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 47 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1972 | Legal Since 2015 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized Since 2004 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2004 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2007 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 27% Good Place 0% | 36% Good Place 0% |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 12% Tolerate 88% Not tolerate | 56% Tolerate 36% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate | 48% Tolerate 43% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 9% Good place 86% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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