| Equality Index ? | 51 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 51 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 52 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2023 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2026 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2025 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2026 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 1988 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only Since 2021 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2009 | Illegal Since 2026 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Ambiguous |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2023 | N/A Since 2026 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 49% Tolerate 50% Not tolerate | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 56% Tolerate 39% Not tolerate | 9% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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