Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Samoa

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Ambiguous
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 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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