| Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 45 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 17 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 44 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Ambiguous Since 1961 | Legal Since 2012 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1977 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2013 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | N/A | N/A |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Ambiguous Since 2016 | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2007 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1962 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2012 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Bathroom access | Unknown | No explicit protections |
| Conversion therapy | Sexual orientation only Since 2007 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Female equal, male N/A Since 1961 | Equal Since 2012 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
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