Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Female equal, male N/A
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