| Equality Index ? | 44 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 71 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 79% Disapprove | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
| Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2022 | Legal Since 1822 |
| Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only | Unrecognized Since 1944 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2022 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | Ambiguous Since 2000 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Legal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2022 | Equal |
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