| Equality Index ? | 42 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2002 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1998 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1992 | Banned Since 1971 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1981 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1994 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1992 | N/A Since 1998 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 54% Did not mention homosexuals 46% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 5% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 21% Tolerate 78% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 85% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 48% Not a good place | 9% Good place 89% Not a good place |
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