| Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 34 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1995 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1991 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | N/A |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1995 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 17% Yes 83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 30% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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