| Equality Index ? | 34 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 37 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 1998 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2006 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 | No censorship Since 1990 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2004 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2018 | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2023 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Varies by Region | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | Illegal Since 1996 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1995 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2010 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1996 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2014 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1862 | Equal Since 2007 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 71% Support 15% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 69% Agree 23% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 44% Agree 31% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 54% Yes 38% No |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 67% Tolerate 32% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 70% Tolerate 28% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable | 17% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 2% Yes 87% No | 32% Yes 61% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 1% Good place 90% Not a good place | 49% Good place 51% Not a good place |
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