| Equality Index ? | 72 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 92 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove | 19% Approve 81% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 57% Approve 44% Disapprove | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 34% Yes 62% No |
| Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 61% Good place 33% Not a good place | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2002 | Legal Since 1974 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2020 | Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 | Illegal Since 2017 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1998 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1998 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2020 | Illegal |
| Serving openly in military | N/A | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2000 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
| Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1974 |
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