| Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 5 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2011 | Legal Since 2000 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2015 | Legal Since 2020 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2015 | No censorship Since 2003 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2015 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2005 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2024 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Varies by Region Since 2004 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | Varies by Region Since 1999 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2010 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2003 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Parental approval required Since 1989 |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2000 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2021 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2011 | Equal Since 2001 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 95% Did not mention homosexuals 4% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 62% Justifiable 13% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 82% Support 7% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 72% Agree 19% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 62% Agree 15% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 86% Yes 11% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 6% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 5% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 76% Yes 18% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 96% Not a good place | 77% Good place 11% Not a good place |
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