Lgbt rights index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lgbt rights index was 3.07 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
3.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.07
in 1999
All-time low
1.07
in 1991
Years of data
29
1991–2019
Lgbt rights index in Costa Rica, 1991–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt rights index in Costa Rica is 3.07, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt rights index in Costa Rica peaked at 3.07 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 | 1.07 | 3.07 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.07 | 3.07 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 | 3.07 | 3.07 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 56 Japan 3.94 compare
- 56 Slovakia 3.94 compare
- 58 Angola 3.55 compare
- 59 Cape Verde 3.07 compare
- 59 East Timor 3.07 compare
- 59 El Salvador 3.07 compare
- 59 Honduras 3.07 compare
- 59 Liechtenstein 3.07 compare
- 59 Monaco 3.07 compare
- 59 Nicaragua 3.07 compare
- 59 Philippines 3.07 compare
- 59 Seychelles 3.07 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 367 (2025)
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.931 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.809 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.922 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.915 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt rights index in Costa Rica?
- Lgbt rights index in Costa Rica was 3.07 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt rights index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 in 1999.
- What is the lowest lgbt rights index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lgbt rights index?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt rights index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lgbt rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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