| Equality Index ? | 46 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1899 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1984 | Banned Since 2011 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
| 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 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 |
| 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 Since 2011 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal | Illegal |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Ambiguous |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1899 | N/A Since 2024 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| 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 |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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