| Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 1951 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1858 | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1960 |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned | Banned Since 2018 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 6% Did not mention homosexuals 94% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
| Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
| 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 |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 34% Yes 62% No | 3% Yes 97% No |
| 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 |
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