| Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1871 | Legal Since 1890 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1963 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2016 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2015 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2019 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized Since 2024 |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Ambiguous |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 | Varies by Region Since 2004 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2004 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2007 | Second parent adoption only Since 2016 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Parental approval required |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 1986 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2001 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1871 | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals | 82% Did not mention homosexuals 12% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 15% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | 35% Justifiable 22% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 83% Support 10% Against |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 59% Agree 36% Disagree |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 25% Agree 44% Disagree | 27% Agree 42% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 75% Yes 20% No |
| Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 26% Rare 69% Widespread |
| Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 23% Rare 66% Widespread |
| Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 59% Agree 34% Disagree |
| Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 43% Yes 42% No |
| 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 |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 74% Yes 18% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place | 63% Good place 30% Not a good place |
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