Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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 protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1890
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