| Equality Index ? | 46 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 53 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 39 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2023 | Banned Since 2007 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 2003 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Varies by Region | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Varies by Region | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal Since 1964 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A Since 2005 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 61% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 54% Support 26% Against | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 46% Agree 45% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 23% Agree 40% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 44% Yes 53% No | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 7% Justifiable 58% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 39% Yes 59% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 18% Good place 57% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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