| Equality Index ? | 9 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 1 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 18 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2023 | Legal |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2023 | Banned Since 1999 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 | No censorship Since 1997 |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2015 | Illegal Since 1998 |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2023 | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2011 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2023 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1902 | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 68% Did not mention homosexuals 32% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 23% Justifiable 49% Not justifiable |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 39% Approve 61% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 49% Approve 51% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 4% Yes 96% No | 51% Yes 42% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place | 47% Good place 43% Not a good place |
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