| Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 36 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2020 | Legal Since 2012 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2024 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2023 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2020 | Legal Since 2012 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 2020 | Equal Since 2012 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 20% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 95% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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