| Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 58 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2006 | Banned Since 1949 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 1990 | Varies by Region Since 1949 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2004 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1996 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1995 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2010 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1996 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2014 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2007 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 71% Support 15% Against | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 69% Agree 23% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 54% Yes 38% No | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 67% Tolerate 32% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 70% Tolerate 28% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 17% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 32% Yes 61% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 49% Good place 51% Not a good place | 36% Good place 51% Not a good place |
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