Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Sudan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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