| Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Death penalty as punishment Since 1987 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Unknown |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 3% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| 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 |
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