| Equality Index ? | 51 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 52 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2002 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1992 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal Since 1994 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only Since 2021 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | Illegal Since 2017 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2023 | Equal Since 1992 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 54% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 5% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 49% Tolerate 50% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 56% Tolerate 39% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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