Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
Since 1932
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