| Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 39 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1822 |
| Same-sex marriage | Other type of partnership Since 2017 | Banned Since 1858 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | State-enforced Since 2024 |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1986 | 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 | No protections | 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 | Single only | 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 | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2012 | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | Equal Since 1822 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 28% Did not mention homosexuals 71% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 63% Support 19% Against | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 66% Agree 30% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 12% Agree 60% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| 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 |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 21% Yes 57% No | 34% Yes 62% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 14% Good place 53% Not a good place | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place |
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