| Equality Index ? | 70 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 84 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 57 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1929 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1861 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2022 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | Varies by Region Since 1998 | State-enforced Since 1946 |
| Right to change legal gender | Varies by Region Since 2004 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Varies by Region Since 2023 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Varies by Region Since 2005 | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Varies by Region Since 2009 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Varies by Region Since 2009 | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region Since 2009 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Varies by Region | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Varies by Region Since 2025 | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2012 | Unknown |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2012 | Legal |
| Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2024 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1872 | N/A Since 1861 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 77% Did not mention homosexuals 23% Mentioned homosexuals | 9% Did not mention homosexuals 91% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 19% Justifiable 43% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
| Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 76% Support 10% Against | Region not surveyed |
| Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 59% Agree 34% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 42% Agree 32% Disagree | 36% Agree 55% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 69% Yes 24% No | Region not surveyed |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 51% Approve 49% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 56% Approve 44% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 20% Justifiable 47% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 61% Yes 30% No | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 53% Good place 32% Not a good place | 23% Good place 58% Not a good place |
| Full Details | Full Details | |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!