| Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 13 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 38 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1861 | Legal Since 1957 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2025 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1946 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | 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 2019 | 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 | Unknown | Legal Since 2005 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1861 | Equal Since 1957 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 9% Did not mention homosexuals 91% Mentioned homosexuals | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 36% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable | 22% Justifiable 51% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 36% Agree 55% Disagree | 42% Agree 23% Disagree |
| 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) | 23% Good place 58% Not a good place | 21% Good place 52% Not a good place |
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