| Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1947 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1980 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2019 | Banned Since 1980 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2015 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Unknown |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 | Ambiguous |
| Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1947 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 17% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 35% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 19% Justifiable 35% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 39% Good place 42% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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