| Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Varies by Region Since 1996 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1858 | Banned Since 1995 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Ambiguous Since 2023 |
| Gender-affirming care | Banned | Banned Since 2023 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Ambiguous |
| 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 | Single only Since 2023 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2003 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 | Legal Since 2008 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Varies by Region Since 1996 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 6% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 29% Support 52% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 23% Agree 67% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 11% Agree 67% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 74% No |
| 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 |
| Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Favor 90% Oppose |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016) | Region not surveyed | 8% Yes 86% No |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 4% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 34% Yes 62% No | 16% Yes 74% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place | 12% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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