Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Namibia

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2024
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