Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Sudan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
State-enforced
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 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
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