| Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 18 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1957 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1957 | Banned Since 2011 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Unknown | 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 2008 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1957 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1957 | Ambiguous |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1957 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1864 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 16% Approve 84% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place |
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