Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Nauru

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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