| Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 44 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 1865 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Second parent adoption only Since 2018 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal Since 1958 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2024 | Equal Since 1865 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 18% Approve 82% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
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