| Equality Index ? | 40 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 24% Approve 76% Disapprove |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1987 |
| Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2014 | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Unknown | N/A |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2012 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | Equal |
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