Compare LGBT Rights in Costa Rica & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1948
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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