| Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1998 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1949 | Banned Since 1971 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Varies by Region Since 1949 | State-enforced Since 1981 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 1998 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 21% Tolerate 78% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 85% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 36% Good place 51% Not a good place | 9% Good place 89% Not a good place |
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