| Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2024 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Banned Since 2003 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2021 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 95% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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