Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1932
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