| Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 1990 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1858 | Legal Since 2018 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2010 |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2014 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2015 |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal Since 2015 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2015 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Legal Since 2000 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 | Legal Since 2021 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal Since 2006 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 19% Approve 81% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 34% Yes 62% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
| Full Details | Full Details | |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!