Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
33 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Unequal
Since 1947
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