Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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