| Equality Index ? | 15 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 15 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2000 | Legal Since 1947 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2014 | Legal Since 2019 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Varies by Region Since 2016 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2023 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2024 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (5-year deferral) | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2018 |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1916 | Equal Since 1947 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 11% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable | 17% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 86% Disagree | 51% Agree 35% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 7% Yes 91% No | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable | 19% Justifiable 35% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 1% Yes 98% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 39% Good place 42% Not a good place |
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