| Equality Index ? | 40 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 4% Approve 96% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 11% Approve 89% Disapprove |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1990 |
| Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2014 | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Ambiguous |
| 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 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | N/A |
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