| Equality Index ? | 37 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 56 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 20% Good Place 0% | 40% Good Place 0% |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 10% Justifiable 55% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 62% Did not mention homosexuals 25% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 31% Agree 36% Disagree |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 44% Approve 57% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 17% Tolerate 80% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 43% Yes 49% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 91% Not a good place | 31% Good place 58% Not a good place |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 1832 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1900 | Civil unions Since 2020 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | N/A | Legal, surgery not required Since 2016 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1900 | Illegal Since 2010 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1900 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1900 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2002 |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal Since 2002 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2019 |
| Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal Since 1999 |
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