Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Equatorial Guinea

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1968
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1968
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1968
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1945
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1931
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