Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1974
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