| Equality Index ? | 26 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 1 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2023 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2015 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1988 | Banned Since 2023 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Ambiguous Since 1960 | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 2016 | N/A Since 1902 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 9% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Yes 96% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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