Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
62% Good Place
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
57% Approve
44% Disapprove
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
61% Good place
33% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, surgery not required
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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