Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Syria

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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