| Equality Index ? | 21 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 18 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 | Legal Since 1957 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Legal Since 2025 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2015 |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2025 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2005 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Female equal, male N/A Since 1864 | Equal Since 1957 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 42% Agree 23% Disagree |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 16% Approve 84% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 5% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place |
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