| Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 47 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1972 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1998 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1971 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections Since 1977 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1977 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1977 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal Since 1998 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 27% Good Place 0% | 19% Good Place 0% |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 12% Tolerate 88% Not tolerate | 21% Tolerate 78% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate | 10% Tolerate 85% 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 | 9% Good place 89% Not a good place |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 97% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | Region not surveyed | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals |
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