What is the age of consent in Costa Rica?

14–15

The age of consent is 15.

Costa Rica is one of 59 countries classified “14–15” for the age of consent — 31% of the 188 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Nicaragua
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Panama
14–15 The age of consent is 14.
Honduras
14–15 The age of consent is 14.
El Salvador
14–15 The age of consent is 15.
Guatemala
14–15 The age of consent is 14.
Belize
16–17 The age of consent is 16.

Other laws in Costa Rica

Same-Sex Marriage
Marriage legal
Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Sex Work
Decriminalized / unregulated
Same-Sex Adoption
Joint adoption legal
Incest Laws
Legal between adults
Marriage Age
18+

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