| Equality Index ? | 19 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 29 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Varies by Region | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Varies by Region | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1987 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2019 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Banned Since 2016 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Varies by Region | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 5% Yes 95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 4% Yes 93% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 80% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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