| Equality Index ? | 60 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 83 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 37 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 40% Good Place 0% | 47% Good Place 0% |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 55% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 62% Did not mention homosexuals 25% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 31% Agree 36% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 44% Approve 57% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 43% Yes 49% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 31% Good place 58% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1832 | Legal Since 1990 |
| Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2020 | Unrecognized Since 1990 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2016 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2009 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2010 | No protections Since 1953 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections Since 1953 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections Since 1953 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2002 | Ambiguous Since 1990 |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | Ambiguous Since 2012 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2019 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1999 | Equal |
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