Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Nepal

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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