| Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1937 | Legal Since 1871 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1963 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1937 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2003 | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2007 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1871 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 15% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 25% Agree 44% Disagree |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 23% Approve 77% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 95% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place |
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