Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Niue

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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