Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
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