Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Malta

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Recognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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