Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Tonga

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
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 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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