| Equality Index ? | 22 / 100 | 18 / 100 | 52 / 100 | 65 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 33 / 100 | 9 / 100 | 46 / 100 | 63 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 27 / 100 | 59 / 100 | 67 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
| Law | |||||
| Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2002 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 | Legal | Legal Since 1957 | Legal |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1974 | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1988 | Legal Since 2025 | Banned Since 2015 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2008 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | No censorship | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1973 | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal Since 2007 | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2023 | Restricted Since 1982 | Legal Since 1992 | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown | Varies by Region Since 2014 | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2014 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2014 | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2014 | Gender identity only Since 2015 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1826 | Single only | Legal Since 2025 | Single only Since 2000 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2017 | Legal Since 2005 | Legal Since 1992 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
| Equal age of consent | Varies by Region Since 2002 | N/A Since 1989 | Equal | Equal Since 1957 | Equal Since 1999 |
| Public Opinion | |||||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals | 82% Did not mention homosexuals 18% Mentioned homosexuals | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | 19% Justifiable 40% Not justifiable | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable | 24% Justifiable 23% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 16% Support 65% Against | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 24% Agree 65% Disagree | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 86% Disagree | 21% Agree 51% Disagree | 37% Agree 44% Disagree | 42% Agree 23% Disagree | 67% Agree 19% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 9% Yes 80% No | Region not surveyed | 73% Yes 24% No | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable | 21% Justifiable 44% Not justifiable | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 93% No | 9% Yes 86% No | 73% Yes 26% No | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 82% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place | 58% Good place 38% Not a good place | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place | 21% Good place 41% Not a good place |
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