Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedAmbiguous
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
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