| Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1871 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1963 | Banned |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Death penalty as punishment Since 1987 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 1987 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2007 | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1871 | N/A Since 1979 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 15% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 25% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 23% Approve 77% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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