| Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 42 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 1899 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2002 | Banned Since 1984 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2015 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2024 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2018 | Equal Since 1899 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 17% Tolerate 80% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 91% Not a good place | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place |
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