Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Namibia

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
64 / 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
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2024
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