| Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 73 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 2000 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Legal Since 2016 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 | Illegal Since 2013 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2021 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2009 |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2013 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2000 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal Since 2011 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| 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 |
| 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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