| Equality Index ? | 15 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 16 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1988 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1988 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
| 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 | N/A |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 4% Approve 96% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 11% Approve 89% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 89% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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