| Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1894 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 2018 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2021 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| 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 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1894 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove |
| 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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