Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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