| Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 2003 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Legal Since 2015 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | Varies by Region Since 1987 |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Varies by Region Since 2025 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2024 | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Recognized Since 2025 |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2015 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2017 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2023 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals | 81% Did not mention homosexuals 13% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 44% Justifiable 25% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 72% Support 15% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 72% Agree 22% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 7% Agree 75% Disagree | 53% Agree 17% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 72% Yes 21% No |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 61% Approve 39% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 73% Approve 27% Disapprove |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 32% Justifiable 31% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 60% Yes 33% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place | 70% Good place 22% Not a good place |
| Full Details | Full Details | |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!