| Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 63 / 100 | 1 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1957 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2023 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2025 | Banned Since 2023 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2015 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Banned Since 2023 |
| 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 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2025 | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2005 | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1957 | N/A Since 1902 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 42% Agree 23% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Yes 96% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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