| Equality Index ? | 72 / 100 | 46 / 100 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 57% Approve 44% Disapprove | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
| Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 61% Good place 33% Not a good place | 45% Good place 45% Not a good place |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2002 | Legal Since 2007 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2020 | Unrecognized Since 1972 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2006 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | No protections Since 1972 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1998 | Sexual orientation only Since 2017 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1998 | No protections Since 1972 |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2020 | Illegal Since 2021 |
| Serving openly in military | N/A | N/A |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2008 |
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