| Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 74 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1963 | Legal Since 2008 |
| Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 | Banned Since 1972 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2006 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | N/A Since 1989 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2001 |
| Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | Equal Since 2008 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 47% Yes 45% No | Region not surveyed |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 40% Yes 47% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place | 45% Good place 45% Not a good place |
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