Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1992
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