| Equality Index ? | 60 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 37 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 62% Did not mention homosexuals 25% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 13% Justifiable 55% Not justifiable | 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 | 39% Approve 61% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 44% Approve 57% Disapprove | 49% Approve 51% Disapprove |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 43% Yes 49% No | 51% Yes 42% No |
| Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 31% Good place 58% Not a good place | 47% Good place 43% Not a good place |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1832 | Legal Since 1997 |
| Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2020 | Unrecognized Since 1999 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2016 | Illegal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2010 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Ambiguous |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2002 | Single only |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 2017 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1999 | Equal Since 1998 |
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