Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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