Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & North Korea

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
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
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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