| Equality Index ? | 46 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1899 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1984 | 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 | Restricted | Restricted Since 1987 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1899 | N/A Since 1979 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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