Is homosexuality legal in Costa Rica?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Costa Rica is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
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Other laws in Costa Rica
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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