| Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 9 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1994 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 | State-enforced |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1998 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2011 | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2024 | Female equal, male N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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