Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Liechtenstein

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2001
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