| Equality Index ? | 9 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Legal Since 1822 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Banned Since 1858 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2025 | State-enforced Since 2024 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Banned |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | Equal Since 1822 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 19% Approve 81% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 34% Yes 62% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place |
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