| Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2018 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | State-enforced Since 1989 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1982 | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2023 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1992 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1989 | Equal Since 2023 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals | 74% Did not mention homosexuals 26% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | 13% Justifiable 59% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 16% Support 65% Against | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 24% Agree 65% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 21% Agree 51% Disagree | 28% Agree 39% Disagree |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 9% Yes 86% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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