| Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 92 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1979 | Legal Since 1822 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2022 | Banned Since 2010 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 1997 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2025 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections Since 2021 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2025 | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1993 | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1979 | Equal Since 1822 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place |
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