| Equality Index ? | 26 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Male illegal, female legal Since 1994 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1998 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1988 | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
| 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 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 2016 | Female equal, male N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 9% Tolerate 92% 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) | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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