| Equality Index ? | 12 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1958 | Legal Since 2003 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2009 | Legal Since 2015 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2005 | Varies by Region Since 1987 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Varies by Region Since 2025 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2025 |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2015 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2018 | Legal Since 2017 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2023 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1958 | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals | 81% Did not mention homosexuals 13% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | 44% Justifiable 25% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 72% Support 15% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 72% Agree 22% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 4% Agree 72% Disagree | 53% Agree 17% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 72% Yes 21% No |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 61% Approve 39% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 73% Approve 27% Disapprove |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 32% Justifiable 31% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 60% Yes 33% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 77% Not a good place | 70% Good place 22% Not a good place |
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